exiftool
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Exiftool Commands
Exiftool command syntax with verified terminal examples.
Commands
16 commands for Exiftool
exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Change Datetimeoriginal Subtract Hours
exiftool -DateTimeOriginal-=1.5 -overwrite_original exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Move Date Backward Jpeg Photos Current Directory
exiftool "-AllDates-=0:0:1 2:0:0" -ext jpg exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Move Date Forward
exiftool "-AllDates+=0:0:0 1:0:0" <path/to/directory> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Move Date Forward Directory Photos
exiftool "-AllDates+=0:0:0 1:0:0" <path/to/directory> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Move Jpeg Date Backward
exiftool "-AllDates-=0:0:1 2:0:0" -ext jpg exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Print Exif Metadata
exiftool <path/to/file> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Print Exif Metadata File
exiftool <path/to/file> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Recursively Rename Jpeg Photos Date Original
exiftool '-filename<DateTimeOriginal' -d %Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S%%lc.%%e <path/to/directory> -r -ext jpg exiftool Video
Exiftool Command: Remove All Exif And Readd Metadata
exiftool -All= -tagsfromfile @ -colorspacetags -orientation <path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Remove All Exif Metadata
exiftool -All= <path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Remove All Exif Metadata Files
exiftool -All= <path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...> exiftool Video
Exiftool Command: Remove All Exif Then Add Colorspace Orientation
exiftool -All= -tagsfromfile @ -colorspacetags -orientation <path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...> exiftool Video
Exiftool Command: Remove Gps Exif Metadata
exiftool "-gps*=" <path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...> exiftool Video
Exiftool Command: Remove Gps Exif Metadata Images
exiftool "-gps*=" <path/to/image1 path/to/image2 ...> exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Rename Jpegs By Datetimeoriginal
exiftool '-filename<DateTimeOriginal' -d %Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S%%lc.%%e <path/to/directory> -r -ext jpg exiftool Operations
Exiftool Command: Subtract From Datetimeoriginal Without Backup
exiftool -DateTimeOriginal-=1.5 -overwrite_original Suggest a Exiftool Command
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Coverage: Focused examples for common Exiftool workflows.
Verified version: current stable LTS.
Verification: Test commands in a disposable workspace and submit notes for edge cases.