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tags: [tldr, linux]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# exif

> Show and change EXIF information in JPEG files.
> More information: <https://github.com/libexif/exif/>.

- Show all recognized EXIF information in an image:

`exif {{path/to/image.jpg}}`

- Show a table listing known EXIF tags and whether each one exists in an image:

`exif --list-tags --no-fixup {{image.jpg}}`

- Extract the image thumbnail into the file `thumbnail.jpg`:

`exif --extract-thumbnail --output={{thumbnail.jpg}} {{image.jpg}}`

- Show the raw contents of the "Model" tag in the given image:

`exif --ifd={{0}} --tag={{Model}} --machine-readable {{image.jpg}}`

- Change the value of the "Artist" tag to John Smith and save to `new.jpg`:

`exif --output={{new.jpg}} --ifd={{0}} --tag="{{Artist}}" --set-value="{{John Smith}}" --no-fixup {{image.jpg}}`
