Exiftool

• Description: used to get file metadata, can be used to extract strings from metadata

• Linux Installation: sudo apt-get install exiftool

• Windows Installation: download from https://exiftool.org/

• Usage

  • To retrieve file metadata: exiftool <filename>

  • To embed "sneaky!" into dpg.jpg: exiftool -Comment="sneaky!" dog.jpg -> this creates file with embedded text called dog.jpg_original

• Resources

  • ExifTool FAQ

  • Exiftool Installation

  • Exiftool Linux Man Page

  • Online Exiftool

  • Another Online Exiftool

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