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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pdffonts

> Portable Document Format (PDF) file fonts information viewer.
> More information: <https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdffonts-man.html>.

- Print PDF file fonts information:

`pdffonts {{path/to/file.pdf}}`

- Specify user password for PDF file to bypass security restrictions:

`pdffonts -upw {{password}} {{path/to/file.pdf}}`

- Specify owner password for PDF file to bypass security restrictions:

`pdffonts -opw {{password}} {{path/to/file.pdf}}`

- Print additional information on location of the font that will be used when the PDF file is rasterized:

`pdffonts -loc {{path/to/file.pdf}}`

- Print additional information on location of the font that will be used when the PDF file is converted to PostScript:

`pdffonts -locPS {{path/to/file.pdf}}`
