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compress_pdf.sh
# Adjust these variables as desired:
quality=80
density=200
convert -density $density "$1" -background white -alpha remove -alpha off -compress none BMP3:_temp_conv_file%02d.bmp
for f in _temp_conv_file*.bmp;
do
cjpeg -quality $quality -outfile "$f.jpg" "$f";
done;
img2pdf *.jpg -o "compressed_$1"
for f in _temp_conv_file*.bmp;
do
rm "$f.jpg";
rm "$f";
done;
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This could make a PDF larger. Variables may need adjusting.

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