Merge PDFs chronologically and stamp with ACK numbers
npm install pdf-merger-stamperMerges PDFs chronologically and stamps each with ACK numbers (ACK-001, ACK-002, etc.)
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cd /Users/admin/Scripts/pdf-merger
npm install
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node merge-stamp.js merge [output.pdf]
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node merge-stamp.js paginate
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node merge-stamp.js regenerate [output-directory]
`Examples
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node merge-stamp.js merge "/Users/admin/Desktop/EMails for affidavit"
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node merge-stamp.js merge "/Users/admin/Desktop/EMails for affidavit" "acknowledgments.pdf"
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node merge-stamp.js paginate "/Users/admin/Desktop/merged-document.pdf"
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node merge-stamp.js regenerate "/Users/admin/Desktop/cleaned-document.pdf"
`Features
- Reads all PDFs from input directory
- Sorts chronologically by filename (yyyy_mm_dd format)
- Stamps every page of each PDF with ACK-001, ACK-002, etc. (not just the first page)
- Stamp appears at top center, above the email header
- Merges all PDFs into one final document
- Preserves all pages from all PDFs
- Generates index table with columns:
- Exhibit (ACK-001, ACK-002, etc.)
- Document (Email from sender to receiver)
- Date (dd.mm.yyyy format)
- Page(s) (e.g., 1-4, 5, 6-10)
Output
Three files are generated:
1. Merged PDF:
2. Index PDF:
3. Index ODT: (OpenOffice Writer format)
4. Statements ODT: (Legal statements)Or specify custom output (index files will be named automatically):
`bash
node merge-stamp.js merge "/path/to/pdfs" "my-affidavit.pdf"
Creates: my-affidavit.pdf, my-affidavit Index.pdf, and my-affidavit Index.odt
`The ODT files can be opened in OpenOffice Writer, LibreOffice Writer, or Microsoft Word for further editing.
Advanced Usage
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1. Merge documents:
2. Clean the merged PDF (remove unwanted pages in a PDF editor)
3. Add page numbers (if needed):
4. Regenerate index: This workflow allows you to remove pages and then automatically rebuild the index to match the cleaned document. Page numbering is now a separate step that can be applied after cleaning.
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