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#!/bin/bash
pdf="$1"
size=$(pdfinfo "$pdf" | awk '/^Page size:/{
a = $3
b = $5
if (a >= 419 && a <= 421 && b >= 594 && b <= 596 ) print "a5"
if (a >= 594 && a <= 596 && b >= 419 && b <= 421 ) print "a5"
if (a >= 594 && a <= 596 && b >= 841 && b <= 843 ) print "a4"
if (a >= 841 && a <= 843 && b >= 594 && b <= 596 ) print "a4"
if (a >= 841 && a <= 843 && b >= 1189 && b <= 1191) print "a3"
if (a >= 1189 && a <= 1191 && b >= 841 && b <= 843 ) print "a3"
}')
pages=$(pdfinfo "$pdf" | awk '/Pages:/{print $2}')
output=$(mktemp --dry-run /dev/shm/XXXXXXXX.pdf)
recto=$(mktemp --directory /dev/shm/XXXXXXXX)
verso=$(mktemp --directory /dev/shm/XXXXXXXX)
if test "${size,,}" != "a5"; then
gs -o $output -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sPAPERSIZE=a5 -dFIXEDMEDIA -dPDFFitPage -dCompatibilityLevel=1.6 "$pdf"
else
cp "$pdf" $output
fi
pdfjam --paper a4paper --nup '2x1' --landscape --outfile $recto -- "$output" 1 "$output" 1
if test $pages -eq 2; then
pdfjam --paper a4paper --nup '2x1' --landscape --outfile $verso -- "$output" 2 "$output" 2
pdftk A=$(find $recto -name "*pdf") B=$(find $verso -name "*pdf") cat A B output "$output"
else
mv $(find $recto -name "*pdf") $output
fi
mv $output "${pdf%/*}/massicotable-${pdf##*/}"
rm -fr $recto $verso $output