ocrmypdf:tldr:1b83b

ocrmypdf: Set the metadata of the searchable PDF file.

ocrmypdf

$ ocrmypdf --title "${title}" --author "${author}" --subject "${subject}" --keywords "${keyword; key phrase; ---}" ${path-to-input_file} ${path-to-output-pdf}

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This command uses the ocrmypdf tool to perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on a PDF file and add metadata such as title, author, subject, and keywords to the output PDF file.

Here's the breakdown of the command:

ocrmypdf: The command to run the ocrmypdf tool.
--title "${title}": Specifies the title metadata for the output PDF file. The value of the title variable will be substituted here.
--author "${author}": Specifies the author metadata for the output PDF file. The value of the author variable will be substituted here.
--subject "${subject}": Specifies the subject metadata for the output PDF file. The value of the subject variable will be substituted here.
--keywords "${keyword; key phrase; ---}": Specifies the keywords metadata for the output PDF file. The value of the keyword; key phrase; --- variable will be substituted here. Multiple keywords can be separated by semicolons.
${path-to-input_file}: Specifies the path to the input PDF file on which OCR will be performed.
${path-to-output-pdf}: Specifies the path and filename for the output PDF file.

To use this command, you need to replace ${title}, ${author}, ${subject}, ${keyword; key phrase; ---}, ${path-to-input_file}, and ${path-to-output-pdf} with the appropriate values specific to your situation.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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