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How to update PDF Metas using exiftool
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sudo apt update
sudo apt install libimage-exiftool-perl

#automatically creates backup
exiftool -Title="New Title" -Author="New Author" -Subject="New Subject" birlawhite-warranty-card.pdf

#overwrites original
exiftool -overwrite_original -Title="New Title" -Author="New Author" -Subject="New Subject" file.pdf

#Clears all existing meta
exiftool -all= -Title="New Title" -Author="New Author" -Subject="New Subject" -overwrite_original file.pdf

#Update creation and Modifiation Date to todays
exiftool -all= -Title="New Title" -Author="New Author" -Subject="New Subject" -CreateDate="2024:09:17 00:00:00" -ModifyDate="2024:09:17 00:00:00" -overwrite_original birlawhite-warranty-card.pdf
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