


PDFSHOW(1)                                             PDFSHOW(1)


NAME
       pdfshow - show objects and streams that make up a PDF document

SYNOPSIS
       pdfshow  [options] file.pdf [xref] [trailer] [pages] [object-number...]

DESCRIPTION
       pdfshow pretty prints the objects and streams specified on the  command
       line.  Streams are decoded and non-printable characters are represented
       with a period.  Specify objects with their number.  The  special  names
       xref,  trailer  and  pages will respectively print the cross reference,
       trailer, and the object numbers for all pages.


OPTIONS
       -b     Print streams as binary data and omit the object header.

       -e     Print streams in their original encoded form.

       -p password
              Use the specified password if the file is encrypted.

SEE ALSO
       mupdf(1), pdfclean(1).  pdfdraw(1).

AUTHOR
       MuPDF was written by Tor  Andersson  <tor@ghostscript.com>.   MuPDF  is
       copyright 2006-2010 Artifex Software, Inc.





























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