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

# show-pdf-tags(1)

show the internal Structure Tree of a tagged PDF file

## NAME

show-pdf-tags - show the internal Structure Tree of a tagged PDF file

## SYNOPSIS

**show-pdf-tags** \[*\<options\>*\] *\<PDF-File\>*

## DESCRIPTION

The **show-pdf-tags** script shows the internal Structure Tree of a tagged PDF File.

The structure may be shown using an indented tree display using Unicode line characters, or as XML, or (primarily for debugging) as a linearisation of the Lua table structure obtained from the PDF file.

The XML display will use element names matching the names of the structure elements unless the **--map** option is used, in which case the standard PDF Structure element names will be used, as specified in the role mapping in the file.

It accepts a single PDF File and outputs to the standard output stream.

Valid \<options\> are:

```

```

- **--help\|-h** Prints this message and exits

  - **--ignore-case** Ignore case when sorting directory listing

  - **--tree** (default) Show as tree

  - **--xml** Show as XML

  - **--table** Show Lua table structure

  - **--map** Follow role mapping (xml printer)

  - **--xmp** Include XMP XML (xml printer)

  - **--w3c-** Add - to w3c namespaces to force browser display

  ## SEE ALSO

Full manual available via 'texdoc show-pdf-tags'.

Repository : https://github.com/latex3/pdf\_structure

Bug tracker: https://github.com/latex3/pdf\_structure/issues

## AUTHORS

Copyright (C) 2024–2026 The LaTeX Project