changepdfstring(1) Search and replace in PDF metadata

SYNOPSIS


changepdfstring [options] infile.pdf search-str replace-str [outfile.pdf]
Options:
-o --order preserve the internal PDF ordering for output
-v --verbose print diagnostic messages
-h --help verbose help message
-V --version print CAM::PDF version

DESCRIPTION

Searches through a PDF file's metadata for instances of "search-str" and inserts "replace-str". Note that this does not change the actual PDF page layout, but only interactive features, like forms and annotation. To change page layout strings, use instead changepagestring.

The "search-str" can be a literal string, or it can be a Perl regular expression by wrapping it in "regex(...)". For example:

  changepdfstring in.pdf 'regex(CAM-PDF-(\d.\d+))' 'version=$1' out.pdf

AUTHOR

See CAM::PDF