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 and PyMuPDF (or a suitable subset of pypdf/pikepdf/ python-poppler-qt)  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

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