Validate

This command checks inFile for compliance with the specification PDF 32000-1:2008 (PDF 1.7). Any PDF file you would like to process needs to pass validation. Optionally check for broken links.
Have a look at some examples.

Usage

pdfcpu validate [-m(ode) strict|relaxed] [-l(inks)] inFile

Flags

name	description	required	values	default
m(ode)	validation mode	no	strict, relaxed	relaxed
l(inks)	check links	no

Common Flags

name	description	values
v(erbose)	turn on logging
vv	verbose logging
q(uiet)	quiet mode
u(nit)	display unit	po(ints),in(ches),cm,mm
c(onf)	config dir	$path, disable
upw	user password
opw	owner password

Arguments

name	description	required
inFile	PDF input file	yes

Mode

Strict

This mode validates against the specification PDF 32000-1:2008 covering all PDF versions up to 1.7.

Relaxed

This is the default mode for validation.
It behaves like strict but does not complain about common seen violations of the specification by PDF writers.

Examples

An example using strict validation:

pdfcpu validate -mode strict test.pdf
validating(mode=strict) test.pdf ...
validation ok

An example using default validation:

pdfcpu validate test.pdf
validating(mode=relaxed) test.pdf ...
validation ok

Check for broken links:

pdfcpu val -l PDF32000_2008.pdf
validating(mode=relaxed) PDF32000_2008.pdf ...
validating URIs..
...........................
Page 8: http://www.aiim.org/pdfrefdocs status=404
Page 10: http://adobe.com/go/pdf_ref_bibliography status=404
Page 10: http://www.adobe.com/go/pdf_ref_bibliography status=404
Page 11: http://www.aiim.org/pdfnotes status=404
Page 753: http://developer.apple.com/fonts/TTRefMan/ status=404
Page 754: http://www.agfamonotype.com/printer/pan1.asp status=404
Page 755: http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2125 status=404
validation error: broken links detected