Exiftool¶

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Umfassende Exiftool-Befehle und Workflows für die Systemverwaltung auf allen Plattformen.

oder Grundlegende Befehle

Command	Description
INLINE_CODE_22	Show exiftool version
INLINE_CODE_23	Display help information
INLINE_CODE_24	Initialize exiftool in current directory
INLINE_CODE_25	Check current status
INLINE_CODE_26	List available options
INLINE_CODE_27	Display system information
INLINE_CODE_28	Show configuration settings
INLINE_CODE_29	Update to latest version
INLINE_CODE_30	Start exiftool service
INLINE_CODE_31	Stop exiftool service
INLINE_CODE_32	Restart exiftool service
INLINE_CODE_33	Reload configuration

• Installation

Linux/Ubuntu¶

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install exiftool

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/exiftool/releases/latest/download/exiftool-linux
chmod +x exiftool-linux
sudo mv exiftool-linux /usr/local/bin/exiftool

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/exiftool.git
cd exiftool
make && sudo make install
```_

### macOS
```bash
# Homebrew installation
brew install exiftool

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install exiftool

# Manual installation
curl -L -o exiftool https://github.com/example/exiftool/releases/latest/download/exiftool-macos
chmod +x exiftool
sudo mv exiftool /usr/local/bin/
```_

### Windows
```powershell
# Chocolatey installation
choco install exiftool

# Scoop installation
scoop install exiftool

# Winget installation
winget install exiftool

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/exiftool/releases
# Extract and add to PATH
```_

Konfiguration

|Command|Description|
|---------|-------------|
|__INLINE_CODE_34__|Display current configuration|
|__INLINE_CODE_35__|List all configuration options|
|__INLINE_CODE_36__|Set configuration value|
|__INLINE_CODE_37__|Get configuration value|
|__INLINE_CODE_38__|Remove configuration value|
|__INLINE_CODE_39__|Reset to default configuration|
|__INLINE_CODE_40__|Validate configuration file|
|__INLINE_CODE_41__|Export configuration to file|
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Fortgeschrittene Aktivitäten

### Dateioperationen
```bash
# Create new file/resource
exiftool create <name>

# Read file/resource
exiftool read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
exiftool update <name>

# Delete file/resource
exiftool delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
exiftool copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
exiftool move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
exiftool list --all

# Search for files/resources
exiftool search <pattern>
```_

### Network Operations
```bash
# Connect to remote host
exiftool connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
exiftool listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
exiftool send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
exiftool receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
exiftool ping <host>

# Scan network range
exiftool scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
exiftool monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
exiftool proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>
```_

### Process Management
```bash
# Start background process
exiftool start --daemon

# Stop running process
exiftool stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
exiftool restart --config <file>

# Check process status
exiftool status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
exiftool monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
exiftool killall

# Show running processes
exiftool ps

# Manage process priority
exiftool priority --pid <pid> --level <level>
```_

Â Sicherheitsmerkmale

### Authentication
```bash
# Login with username/password
exiftool login --user <username>

# Login with API key
exiftool login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
exiftool login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
exiftool logout

# Change password
exiftool passwd

# Generate new API key
exiftool generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
exiftool sessions

# Revoke session
exiftool revoke --session <session_id>
```_

### Verschlüsselung
```bash
# Encrypt file
exiftool encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
exiftool decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
exiftool keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
exiftool sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
exiftool verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
exiftool hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
exiftool cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
exiftool cert verify --cert <cert_file>
```_

Überwachung und Protokollierung

### System Monitoring
```bash
# Monitor system resources
exiftool monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
exiftool monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
exiftool monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
exiftool monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
exiftool monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
exiftool report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
exiftool alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
exiftool history --type monitoring
```_

### Logging
```bash
# View logs
exiftool logs

# View logs with filter
exiftool logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
exiftool logs --follow

# Set log level
exiftool logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
exiftool logs --rotate

# Export logs
exiftool logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
exiftool logs --clear

# Archive logs
exiftool logs --archive <archive_file>
```_

Fehlerbehebung

### Häufige Fragen

**Issue: Befehl nicht gefunden*
```bash
# Check if exiftool is installed
which exiftool
exiftool --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall exiftool
# or
brew reinstall exiftool
```_

**Issue: Genehmigung verweigert**
```bash
# Run with elevated privileges
sudo exiftool <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which exiftool)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/exiftool

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/exiftool
```_

**Issue: Konfigurationsfehler*
```bash
# Validate configuration
exiftool config validate

# Reset to default configuration
exiftool config reset

# Check configuration file location
exiftool config show --file

# Backup current configuration
exiftool config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
exiftool config import backup.conf
```_

**Issue: Service nicht starten* *
```bash
# Check service status
exiftool status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u exiftool

# Start in debug mode
exiftool start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
exiftool killall --force
```_

### Debug Commands

|Command|Description|
|---------|-------------|
|__INLINE_CODE_42__|Enable debug output|
|__INLINE_CODE_43__|Enable verbose logging|
|__INLINE_CODE_44__|Enable trace logging|
|__INLINE_CODE_45__|Run built-in tests|
|__INLINE_CODE_46__|Run system health check|
|__INLINE_CODE_47__|Generate diagnostic report|
|__INLINE_CODE_48__|Run performance benchmarks|
|__INLINE_CODE_49__|Validate installation and configuration|

Â Leistungsoptimierung

### Resource Management
```bash
# Set memory limit
exiftool --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
exiftool --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
exiftool --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
exiftool --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
exiftool cache clear

# Show cache statistics
exiftool cache stats

# Optimize performance
exiftool optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
exiftool metrics
```_

### Parallel Processing
```bash
# Enable parallel processing
exiftool --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
exiftool --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
exiftool --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
exiftool queue add <item>
exiftool queue process
exiftool queue status
exiftool queue clear
```_

Integration

### Scripting
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# Example script using exiftool

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="exiftool.log"

# Check if exiftool is available
if ! command -v exiftool &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: exiftool is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting exiftool operation"

    if exiftool --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    exiftool cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"
```_

### API Integration
```python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))
```_

Umweltvariablen

|Variable|Description|Default|
|----------|-------------|---------|
|__INLINE_CODE_50__|Configuration file path|__INLINE_CODE_51__|
|__INLINE_CODE_52__|Home directory|__INLINE_CODE_53__|
|__INLINE_CODE_54__|Logging level|__INLINE_CODE_55__|
|__INLINE_CODE_56__|Log file path|__INLINE_CODE_57__|
|__INLINE_CODE_58__|Cache directory|__INLINE_CODE_59__|
|__INLINE_CODE_60__|Data directory|__INLINE_CODE_61__|
|__INLINE_CODE_62__|Default timeout|__INLINE_CODE_63__|
|__INLINE_CODE_64__|Maximum workers|__INLINE_CODE_65__|

Datei konfigurieren

```yaml
# ~/.exiftool/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.exiftool/logs/exiftool.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.exiftool/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Beispiele

Basis-Workflow¶

```bash

1. Initialize exiftool¶

exiftool init

2. Configure basic settings¶

exiftool config set host example.com exiftool config set port 8080

3. Start service¶

exiftool start

4. Check status¶

exiftool status

5. Perform operations¶

exiftool run --target example.com

6. View results¶

exiftool results

7. Stop service¶

exiftool stop ```_

Advanced Workflow¶

```bash

Comprehensive operation with monitoring¶

exiftool run \ --config production.yaml \ --parallel \ --workers 8 \ --verbose \ --timeout 300 \ --output json \ --log-file operation.log

Monitor in real-time¶

exiftool monitor --real-time --interval 5

Generate report¶

exiftool report --type comprehensive --output report.html ```_

Automation Beispiel¶

```bash

!/bin/bash¶

Automated exiftool workflow¶

Configuration¶

TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt" RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

Create results directory¶

mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

Process each target¶

while IFS= read -r target; do echo "Processing $target..."

exiftool \
    --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
    --output json \
    --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
    run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

Generate summary report¶

exiftool report summary \ --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \ --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html" ```_

oder Best Practices

Sicherheit¶

Überprüfen Sie immer Prüfsummen beim Herunterladen von Binaries
Verwenden Sie starke Authentifizierungsmethoden (API-Tasten, Zertifikate)
Regelmäßig auf die neueste Version aktualisieren
Prinzip der Mindestberechtigung
Aktivieren Sie Auditprotokoll für Compliance
Verwenden Sie verschlüsselte Verbindungen, wenn möglich
Alle Eingänge und Konfigurationen validieren
Implementierung der richtigen Zugangskontrollen

Performance¶

Verwenden Sie geeignete Ressourcengrenzen für Ihre Umwelt
Systemleistung regelmäßig überwachen
Optimieren Sie die Konfiguration für Ihren Anwendungsfall
Verwenden Sie parallele Verarbeitung, wenn nützlich
Durchführung richtiger Cache-Strategien
Regelmäßige Wartung und Reinigung
Profilleistung Engpässe
Verwenden Sie effiziente Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen

Operational¶

umfassende Dokumentation
Implementierung von richtigen Backup-Strategien
Verwenden Sie die Versionssteuerung für Konfigurationen
Überwachung und Alarmierung von kritischen Metriken
Implementierung einer korrekten Fehlerbehandlung
Automatisierung für repetitive Aufgaben verwenden
Regelmäßige Sicherheitsaudits und Updates
Plan zur Katastrophenrückgewinnung

Entwicklung¶

Befolgen Sie Kodierungsstandards und Konventionen
Vollständige Tests schreiben
Verwenden Sie die kontinuierliche Integration / Bereitstellung
Durchführung der richtigen Protokollierung und Überwachung
Dokumente APIs und Schnittstellen
Verwenden Sie die Versionskontrolle effektiv
Prüfcode regelmäßig
Rückwärtskompatibilität sichern

Ressourcen

Git - Komplementärfunktionalität
(docker.md) - Alternative Lösung
Kubernetes - Integrationspartner

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Letzte Aktualisierung: 2025-07-06|Bearbeiten auf GitHub

Exiftool¶

Linux/Ubuntu¶

Basis-Workflow¶

1. Initialize exiftool¶

2. Configure basic settings¶

3. Start service¶

4. Check status¶

5. Perform operations¶

6. View results¶

7. Stop service¶

Advanced Workflow¶

Comprehensive operation with monitoring¶

Monitor in real-time¶

Generate report¶

Automation Beispiel¶

!/bin/bash¶

Automated exiftool workflow¶

Configuration¶

Create results directory¶

Process each target¶

Generate summary report¶

Sicherheit¶

Performance¶

Operational¶

Entwicklung¶

Offizielle Dokumentation¶

Community Resources¶

Lernressourcen¶

Related Tools¶