splitpdf.sh

#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
    echo "split pdf to single pages"
    echo "Usage:"
    echo "$0 Inputfile Outputtrunk"
    echo "Example:"
    echo "\"$0 input.pdf out-\" results in out-1.pdf, out-2.pdf .. out-n.pdf"
    exit
fi

ORIGINAL=$1
OUTPUTTRUNK=$2
PAGES=`qpdf --show-npages "$ORIGINAL"`

I=1
while [ "$I" -le "$PAGES" ];
do
    qpdf "$ORIGINAL" --pages "$ORIGINAL" "$I"-"$I" -- "$OUTPUTTRUNK[$I].pdf"
    let I=I+1
done