As an example, If you have a pdf file called drawing.pdf and you want to update its metadata, Use the utility, exiftool, in this way: exiftool -Title'This is the Title' -Author'Happy Man' - Subject'PDF Metadata' drawing. We can use awk to get at the title: ebook-meta unixpowertools.epub | awk -F '^Title +: ' 'NF > 1. Give exiftool a try, it is available from the package libimage-exiftool-perl in the repositories. There is a new chapter on access to Unix from Windows, and expanded coverage of software installation and packaging, as well as basic information on Perl and Python. Several sections focus on security and Internet access. Since then, exiftool has become the go-to tool for working with metadata at the command line due to the vast array of file formats and types of metadata it supports.

Unix Power Tools 3rd Edition now offers more coverage of bash, zsh, and other new shells, along with discussions about modern utilities and applications. Exiftool is a command-line utility, technically a Perl library written by Phil Harvey first released in 2003.Rights : Copyright © 2009 O’Reilly Media, Inc.Ĭomments : The latest edition of this best-selling favorite is loaded with vital information on Linux, Darwin, and BSD.

Tags : COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / UNIX Example output of ebook-meta unixpowertools.epub: Title : UNIX Power Tools, 3rd EditionĪuthor(s) : Jerry Peek, Shelley Powers, Tim O’Reilly & Mike Loukides

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