---
name: "pdfatfi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdfatfi"
---

# pdfatfi(1)

Help program for the LaTeX package attachfile2.

## NAME

pdfatfi - Help program for the LaTeX package attachfile2.

## SYNOPSIS

pdfatfi \<command\> \[\<options\>\] \<file\[.atfi\]\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

Helper program for the LaTeX package attachfile2.

This package also tries to get and add meta information data, such as file size, file date, checksum, ....

The script pdfatfi.pl is provided for use with old versions of pdfTeX and XeTeX that do not provide access to  file metadata.

The use of the Perl script is not mandatory. This data can be shown by PDF viewers, but they are not a requirement of the PDF specification.

Package attachfile2 and the Perl script communicate via an auxiliary file with file extension .atfi. The script is used between two LaTeX runs and updates the auxiliary file.

```
latex test
pdfatfi test
latex test
dvips test
ps2pdf test.ps test.pdf
```

## OPTIONS

Various options are supported

- \--help

  Show help text.

- \--version

  Print version number

- \--(no)quiet

  Suppress/don't suppress messages

- \--(no)verbose

  Verbose (not verbose) printing.

- \--(no)debug

  Debug infomation printed (not printed)

## BUGS

Please log issues on the GitHub homepage:\
 https://github.com/ho-tex/attachfile2/issues.

## AUTHOR

Heiko Oberdiek (ho-tex@tug.org)

## SEE ALSO

See attachfile2.pdf for more details.