[NTLUG:Discuss] Split a PDF File in Linux

[Kenneth Loafman]

Kipton Moravec wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 22:47 -0500, brian at pongonova.net wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 09:52:05PM -0500, Kipton Moravec wrote:
>>> No psselect 
>> apt-get install psutils
>>
>> ________
> 
> Got the package installed, thanks. Still something wrong.
> 
> 
> kip at red:/home/backup/Work/dogtracker $ pdf2ps dogdisp.pdf | psselect
> -p13,14,15,16 | ps2pdf > radio.pdf
> Usage: ps2pdfwr [options...] (input.[e]ps|-) [output.pdf|-]
> Wrote 0 pages, 0 bytes
> 
> What is ps2pdfwr having a problem with?
> 
> Sorry I am having so much trouble with this.

Try running the commands one at a time, using temp files instead of a
pipe.  Some utilities not written by old UNIX hacks don't grok pipes.

...Ken