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How to view or edit pdf and image metadata from command line on Linux

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Aug 29, 2013

There are various tools that allow you to edit the metadata in digital photos or pdf documents. ExifTool is a powerful command-line utility that can read or write meta information in a file. This tutorial describes how to view or edit metadata in pdf documents or digital pictures from the command line on Linux with ExifTool.
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