root@kali:~# pdfid -h
Usage: pdfid [options] [pdf-file|zip-file|url|@file] ...
Tool to test a PDF file
Arguments:
pdf-file and zip-file can be a single file, several files, and/or @file
@file: run PDFiD on each file listed in the text file specified
wildcards are supported
Source code put in the public domain by Didier Stevens, no Copyright
Use at your own risk
https://DidierStevens.com
Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s, --scan scan the given directory
-a, --all display all the names
-e, --extra display extra data, like dates
-f, --force force the scan of the file, even without proper %PDF
header
-d, --disarm disable JavaScript and auto launch
-p PLUGINS, --plugins=PLUGINS
plugins to load (separate plugins with a comma , ;
@file supported)
-c, --csv output csv data when using plugins
-m MINIMUMSCORE, --minimumscore=MINIMUMSCORE
minimum score for plugin results output
-v, --verbose verbose (will also raise catched exceptions)
-S SELECT, --select=SELECT
selection expression
-n, --nozero supress output for counts equal to zero
-o OUTPUT, --output=OUTPUT
output to log file
--pluginoptions=PLUGINOPTIONS
options for the plugin
-l, --literalfilenames
take filenames literally, no wildcard matching
--recursedir Recurse directories (wildcards and here files (@...)
allowed)
pdfid Usage Example
root@kali:~# pdfid /usr/share/doc/texmf/fonts/lm/lm-info.pdf PDFiD 0.0.12 /usr/share/doc/texmf/fonts/lm/lm-info.pdf PDF Header: %PDF-1.4 obj 526 endobj 526 stream 151 endstream 151 xref 1 trailer 1 startxref 1 /Page 26 /Encrypt 0 /ObjStm 0 /JS 0 /JavaScript 0 /AA 0 /OpenAction 0 /AcroForm 0 /JBIG2Decode 0 /RichMedia 0 /Launch 0 /EmbeddedFile 0 /Colors > 2^24 0