Edit PDF metadata

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 delete_original[!] -Producer='www.reeltoreel.nl' -Creator='Philip van der Matten' {} \;