NAME

       krop - a tool to crop PDF files

SYNOPSIS

       krop [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page briefly documents the krop command.

       krop  is  a  simple graphical tool to crop the pages of PDF files. It is written in Python
       and relies on PyQT, python-poppler-qt5 and PyPDF2 for its functionality.  A unique feature
       of  krop  is  its  ability  to  automatically split pages into subpages to fit the limited
       screen size of devices such as eReaders. This is particularly useful, if your eReader does
       not support convenient scrolling.

OPTIONS

       A  summary  of  options  is  included  below.   For a complete description, use the --help
       option.

   Arguments:
       file   PDF file to open

   Options:
       -h, --help
              show help, including all options, and exit

       -v, --version
              show program's version number and exit

       -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
              where to save the cropped PDF

       --whichpages WHICHPAGES
              which pages (e.g. "1-5" or "1,3-") to include in cropped PDF (default: all)

       --rotate {0,90,180,270}
              how much to rotate the cropped pdf clockwise (default: 0)

       --optimize {gs,no}
              whether to optimize the final PDF using ghostscript (default: previous choice)

       --grid GRID
              if set to 2x3, for instance, creates a 2x3 grid of selections on initial  page;  if
              only one number is specified, the number of columns/rows is determined according to
              whether the page is landscape or portrait

       --initialpage INITIALPAGE
              which page to open initially (default: 1)

       --selections {all,evenodd,individual}
              to which pages should selections apply

       --exceptions EXCEPTIONS
              pages (e.g. "1-5" or "1,3-") which require individual selections

       --trim if specified, will auto trim initial selections

       --trim-use {initial,all}
              whether to inspect only the initial page or all pages (slow!)  when  auto  trimming
              (default: previous value)

       --trim-padding TRIM_PADDING
              how much padding to include when auto trimming (default: previous value)

       --go   output  PDF without opening the krop GUI (using the choices supplied on the command
              line); if used in a script without X server access, you can run krop using xvfb-run

       --no-kde
              do not use KDE libraries (default: use if available)

       --no-qt5
              do not use PyQt5 instead of PyQt4 (default: use PyQt5 if available)

       --no-PyPDF2
              do not use PyPDF2 instead of pyPdf (default: use PyPDF2 if available)

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