bunyip:~ bernard$ pdftk Biology_compos_2012.pdf output repaired.pdf verbose pdftk(371,0x7fff700b4cc0) malloc: *** error for object 0x10418c880: pointer being freed was not allocated *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug Abort trap bunyip:~ bernard$ pdftk Biology_compos_2012.pdf verbose pdftk(379,0x7fff700b4cc0) malloc: *** error for object 0x10418c880: pointer being freed was not allocated *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug Abort trap bunyip:~ bernard$ pdftk verbose Error: Unexpected command-line data: verbose where we were expecting an input PDF filename, operation (e.g. "cat") or "input_pw". Exiting. Errors encountered. No output created. Done. Input errors, so no output created. pdftk(382,0x7fff700b4cc0) malloc: *** error for object 0x10418c880: pointer being freed was not allocated *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug Abort trap bunyip:~ bernard$ pdftk -v pdftk(471,0x7fff700b4cc0) malloc: *** error for object 0x10418c880: pointer being freed was not allocated *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug Abort trap bunyip:~ bernard$ pdftk --version pdftk 1.44 a Handy Tool for Manipulating PDF Documents Copyright (C) 2003-10, Sid Steward - Please Visit: www.pdftk.com This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions. There is NO warranty, not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. bunyip:~ bernard$