you must use: tracker-extract fullpath mimetype
EG tracker-extract /home/jamie/Documents/mysql.pdf application/pdf tracker will search author, title and keywords fields If you find a pdf which has these properties and is not searched pls can you attach it here -- tracker does not use PDF metadata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158665 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs