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Usage

Exifool provides a simple command-line interface for metadata analysis. Below is the basic usage:

exifool --help

Usage: exifool [OPTIONS]

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  Written with ❤️ by sapph2c

  Metadata analysis tool written for CSEC-473

Options:
  --path TEXT  Path to the file to perform metadata analysis on.
  --help       Show this message and exit.

Example:

To retrieve metadata from a PDF file named example.pdf:

exifool --path example.pdf

This command will display the extracted metadata in the terminal.

For more detailed information and advanced usage, refer to the Exifool GitHub repository.