If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents.
…with no scripting required. You’ll need the pdftk package though. Say you got a PDF file that has a two-sided layout and you want to trim the pages. You could do this with pdfnup — however, your file may cut off from the even pages what it adds to the odd ones. What now? The…