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to preserve date/time:
to preserve date/time:
  -overwrite_original_in_place
  -P


  # find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -Producer='www.reeltoreel.nl' {} \;
to delete backup file that is created:
  # find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -Creator='Philip van der Matten' {} \;
-delete_original[!]
 
  # find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -P -overwrite_original -Producer='www.bladiebla.nl' -Creator='barbapappa' {} \;
  # find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -P -delete_original! {} \;

Latest revision as of 05:47, 8 October 2024

View PDF metadata:

# exiftool file.pdf

View specific metadata:

# exiftool -Creator file.pdf
# find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -Creator {} \;

Set metadata:

# exiftool -Creator='barbapappa' file.pdf
# find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -Creator='barbapappa' {} \;

to preserve date/time:

-P

to delete backup file that is created:

-delete_original[!]
# find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -P -overwrite_original -Producer='www.bladiebla.nl' -Creator='barbapappa' {} \;
# find . -type f -iname '*.pdf' -exec exiftool -P -delete_original! {} \;