pdffiller dump_data_fields

$ pdffiller dump_data_fields -h
usage: pdffiller dump_data_fields [-L PATH] [-V [LEVEL]] [-f NAME] [-h] [INPUT_PATH]

Dump form fields present in a pdf given its file path

positional arguments:
  INPUT_PATH            Path to the input PDF file.

options:
  -L PATH, --log-file PATH
                        Send output to PATH instead of stderr.
  -V [LEVEL], --verbosity [LEVEL]
                        Level of detail of the output. Valid options from less verbose to more
                        verbose: -Vquiet, -Verror, -Vwarning, -Vnotice, -Vstatus, -V or -Vverbose, -VV or
                        -Vdebug, -VVV or -vtrace
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Reads a single input PDF file and reports form field statistics to stdout. Does not create a new PDF.

pdffiller dump_data_fields input.pdf

The pdffiller fill-form command will:

  • Load and parse the input pdf file

  • Dump all form fields to stdout