changepdfstring.pl1p
Search and replace in pdf metadata
Usage
changepdfstring.pl [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
Overview
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.pl.
The "search-str" can be a literal string, or it can be a Perl regular expression by wrapping it in "regex(...)". For example:
changepdfstring.pl in.pdf 'regex(CAM-PDF-(\d.\d+))' 'version=$1' out.pdf