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setpdfmetadata(1)	     General Commands Manual	       setpdfmetadata(1)

NAME
     setpdfmetadata -- PDF Metadata Updater

SYNOPSIS
     setpdfmetadata input_pdf metadata_file output_pdf

DESCRIPTION
     setpdfmetadata  is  tool  to  add and update the metadata of a PDF file. In
     particular, it can be used to add outlines (bookmarks) to a document.  Fur-
     thermore,	it  can  set  the document properties (e.g. author, title,  key-
     words, creator, producer).
     The metadata may contain the following commands:

     outline Level Page Bookmark
	    Add a PDF outline at the given level (0=chapter,  1=section,  2=sub-
	    section,  3=subsubsection,	4=paragraph,  ...)  and  pointing to the
	    given page number. Bookmark denotes the label text.

     author Author
	    Sets the document author to the given value.

     title Title
	    Sets the document title to the given value.

     subject Subject
	    Sets the document subject to the given value.

     keywords Keywords
	    Sets the document keywords to the given value.

     creator Creator
	    Sets the document creator to the given value.

     producer Producer
	    Sets the document producer to the given value.

ARGUMENTS
     The following arguments have to be provided:

     input_pdf
	     The input PDF file name.

     metadata_file
	     The metadata file name.

     output_pdf
	     The output PDF file name.

EXIT STATUS
     The setpdfmetadata tool exits with 0 on success, and >0 in case of  an  er-
     ror.

EXAMPLES
     A setpdfmetadata usage example:

     setpdfmetadata MyDocument.pdf MyMetadata.meta MyDocument-Updated.pdf
     A metadata example:
     outline 1 1 Chapter 1
     outline 2 2 Section 1.1
     outline 2 4 Section 1.2
     outline 1 6 Chapter 2
     author John Smith
     title An Example Document
     keywords Example, PDF, setpdfmetadata

SEE ALSO
     pdfembedfonts(1)

NOTES
     This  program  is	part of NetPerfMeter. The latest version of NetPerfMeter
     can be found on the NetPerfMeter Homepage at NetPerfMeter Homepage.

AUTHORS
     Thomas Dreibholz, Homepage

setpdfmetadata			  June 14, 2026 	       setpdfmetadata(1)
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