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Remove metadata from a PDF file, using exiftool and qpdf. Note that embedded objects may still contain metadata.
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remove-pdf-metadata.sh
#!/bin/bash
FILE=example.pdf
# read tags from the original PDF
#exiftool -all:all $FILE
# remove tags (XMP + metadata) from the PDF
exiftool -all:all= $FILE
# linearize the file to remove orphan data
qpdf --linearize $FILE
# read XMP from the modified PDF
#exiftool -all:all $FILE
# read all strings from the modified PDF
#cat $FILE | strings > $FILE.txt
# read XMP from embedded objects in the modified PDF
#exiftool -extractEmbedded-all:all $FILE
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