Renames PDF files using the »InfoKey: Title« pdf attribute. Example: »817-1985.pdf« => »System Administration Guide Basic Administration (817-1985).pdf«

renamepdfs.sh

#!/bin/bash

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for x in *.pdf
mkdir renamed
do
    OLDNAME=`echo $x | sed 's/\.pdf//'`
    NAME=`pdftk $x dump_data output - | grep -A 1 "InfoKey: Title" | grep -v "InfoKey: Title" | sed 's/InfoValue\: //'`\ \($OLDNAME\).pdf
    cp $x renamed/"$NAME"
    echo "$x => $NAME"
done
echo "Erledigt."