Using ExifTool (Recommended)
ExifTool provides comprehensive metadata, including author, creation date, modification time, and last saved by.
- Install ExifTool (if not already installed):bash
sudo apt update sudo apt install exiftool - Run the command to view the metadata:bash
exiftool your_document.docx - To look for specific fields (like Author or Dates) quickly, you can use
grep:bashexiftool your_document.docx | grep -i "Author" exiftool your_document.docx | grep -i "Date"