Exiftool

Extract and edit metadata from files

Prerequisite Check

Run this before proposing metadata extraction or edits:

command -v exiftool >/dev/null 2>&1 || exiftool --version

If exiftool is missing, surface that first and either run scripts/install.sh or scripts/install.ps1, or fall back to file for basic type detection and mediainfo for media-only metadata.

Quick Start

1. Verify exiftool is available: exiftool --version or man exiftool
2. Establish the command surface: man exiftool or exiftool --help
3. Start with a read-only probe: exiftool file