Add -overwrite_original to suppress the creation of backup files. edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files. Note: I want to be able to include or exclude images with tags such as 'screenshots' or photographs with tags such as 'onsite' that denote pictures for work. # or makes your PDFs 'safe,' whatever that means to you. Exif fields values can be inserted in the new filename.

… which avoids the need for the -sep argument and ensures that the subject tag is read back as a true list.Exiftool recursive directories.

It would appear that you were right in using the -sep argument but only because some apps are not as smart as others, or maybe they are too smartĮxiftool -overwrite_original_in_place -quiet -subject='cat' -subject='chat' -subject='egyptian mau' -subject='mau égyptien'

Now, subject is a list or array tag, but both my app and PL5 are being “smart” and interpreting that “single word” as a list. On further investigation, it would appear that, because you have chosen to put comma-separated keywords within quotes, in order to simplify the command, the subject is being written as one single “keyword” including the commas unless you add the -sep argument. Subject : mau égyptien,egyptian mau,chat,catīut my app and PL5 interpret both versions correctly. If I don’t include it, ExifTool reads back the subject as… Subject : mau égyptien, egyptian mau, chat, cat If I use the -sep argument, ExifTool reads back the subject as…

It would appear that NeoFinder is misinterpreting the subject tag. The documentation states that the default, if -sep is not specified, is assumed to be “,”Įxiftool -subject='mau égyptien,egyptian mau,chat,cat' _JNA0004.NEF Well, if I do not set this argument, the keywords are just one:

Exiftool all files in folder