A script that moves a table of contents from the end of a PDF file to just after the cover page. This is useful when you're using troff/groff and cannot have your macro package move the TOC.
See the following blog post to learn about these scripts in more detail:
https://blakerain.com/blog/moving-toc-in-groff-pdfs/
The script that performs the TOC movement is toc-rel.sh, and it has an accompanying AWK script in
toc-data.awk which is used to rewrite the bookmarks data in the PDF.
You will need to have the following additional tools to hand:
- pdfgrep, which is used to search for text in a PDF, and
- pdftk which performs the actual PDF modification.
A demonstration file using the ms macro package is included, which can be built using the included
Makefile. Running make will use groff to create the PDF, and then use toc-rel.sh to move the
table of contents to just after the cover page, updating any bookmarks as required.
You can find the example PDF for download on the releases page.