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<title>Installing ExifTool</title>
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<h1 class='up'>Installing ExifTool</h1>
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<blockquote class=attn><b class=red>Note:</b> ExifTool <b>does <u>not</u> need
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to be installed</b> to run. Just download and extract either the full Perl
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distribution on Mac/Linux, or the Windows EXE version on Windows, and run it
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directly. <i class=lt>[But note that if you move the Perl "exiftool"
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application, you must also move its "lib" directory to the same location. This
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doesn't apply to the Windows version which unpacks the libraries into a
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temporary directory.]</i><br><br>However, the benefits of installation are:
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<ul><li>Makes ExifTool available to all users.</li>
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<li>Saves typing on the command line (by placing "exiftool" in your PATH).</li>
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<li>Installs the ExifTool documentation and API libraries (full Perl version only).</li>
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</ul></blockquote>
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<p>See the appropriate section below with instructions for installing or
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uninstalling ExifTool on your specific platform:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#Windows">Windows</a></li>
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<li><a href="#OSX">Macintosh OS X</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Unix">Unix Platforms</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p>Also see <a href="index.html#running">these instructions</a> for help running
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ExifTool.</p>
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<hr>
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<h2><a name="Windows">Windows</a></h2>
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<p>In Windows, there is a choice of two different versions of ExifTool to
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install. The Perl distribution requires Perl to be installed on your system.
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(A good, free Perl interpreter can be downloaded from
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<a href="http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/">activeperl.com</a>.)</p>
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<p>If you don't already have Perl, it is easier to install the stand-alone ExifTool
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executable, but note that the stand-alone version doesn't include the HTML
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documentation or some other files of the full distribution.</p>
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<h3>Stand-Alone Executable</h3>
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<ol>
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<li><b>Download</b> the <b>Windows Executable</b> from the <a href="index.html">ExifTool home page</a>.
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<br><span class=lt>(The file you download will have a name like "<code>exiftool-##.##.zip</code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Extract "<code>exiftool(-k).exe</code>"</b> from the
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"<code>.zip</code>" file, and place it <b>on your Desktop</b>.
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<br><span class=lt>(Double-click on "<code>exiftool-##.##.zip</code>" to open
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the archive, then drag "<code>exiftool(-k).exe</code>" to your Desktop.)</span></li>
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</ol>
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<p>You can now double-click on "<code>exiftool(-k).exe</code>" to read the
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application documentation, or drag-and-drop files and folders to run exiftool on
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selected files. To install exiftool for <b>use from the command line</b>,
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continue with the following steps:</p>
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<ol start=3>
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<li><b>Rename</b> "<code>exiftool(-k).exe</code>" to <b>"<code>exiftool.exe</code>"</b>.
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<br><span class=lt>(or "<code>exiftool(-k)</code>" to "<code>exiftool</code>" if file name
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extensions are hidden on your system)</span></li>
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<li><b>Move "<code>exiftool.exe</code>"</b> to the "<code>C:\WINDOWS</code>" directory
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(or any other directory in your PATH).</li>
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</ol>
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<p>You can now run exiftool by typing "<code>exiftool</code>" at the command
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prompt. (To get to the command prompt, select "Run..." from the Windows "Start"
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menu, then type "<code>cmd</code>" and press Return.)</p>
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<p><b>Notes:</b></p>
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<ol type='a'>
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<li>In Windows 7, running exiftool requires administrator privileges. If
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necessary, this may be enabled by right clicking on exiftool, then selecting
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<b>"Run this program as administrator"</b> from the Compatibility settings.</li>
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<li>Occasionally users have reported that exiftool gives errors when running
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this version for this first time. It is possible this may happen if a file gets
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corrupted during the download/installation process. In this case, follow the
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Uninstalling instructions below then re-install exiftool. Be sure that you have
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sufficient disk space in your TEMP directory for exiftool to unpack about 12 MB
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of temporary files -- these are the Perl libraries used by the exiftool
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application which are unpacked the first time exiftool is run.</li>
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</ol>
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<p><b>Uninstalling:</b></p>
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<ol type='i'>
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<li>Drag "<code>exiftool(-k).exe</code>" (or "<code>C:\WINDOWS\exiftool.exe</code>")
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into the Recycle bin.</li>
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<li>Drag the directory "<code>par-USER</code>" from your temporary directory to
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the Recycle bin. Here "<code>USER</code>" is your Windows user name and the
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location of the temporary directory depends on the value of the TEMP environment
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variable (typically "<code>C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp</code>"
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for Windows XP, or "<code>C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp</code>" for Windows 7).</li>
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</ol>
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<h3>Full Perl Distribution</h3>
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<p>You must have Perl installed to use this version. (A free version of Perl
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can be downloaded from
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<a href="http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/">activeperl.com</a>.)</p>
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<ol>
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<li><b>Download</b> the <b>Image-ExifTool distribution</b> from the <a href="index.html">ExifTool home page</a>
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<br><span class=lt>(The file you download will have a name like "<code>Image-ExifTool-##.##.tar.gz</code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Extract the ExifTool files</b> from the archive.
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<br><span class=lt>(The archive is a gzipped tar file, and can be opened with
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various Windows utilities, including WinZip.)</span></li>
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<li><b>Rename</b> "<code>exiftool</code>" to <b>"<code>exiftool.pl</code>"</b>
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in the exiftool distribution.</li>
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<li><b>Move "<code>exiftool.pl</code>"</b> and the <b>"<code>lib</code>"</b>
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directory from the exiftool distribution to "<code>C:\WINDOWS</code>"
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(or any other directory in your PATH).</li>
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</ol>
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<p>Now, if you have made the proper Windows associations for the
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"<code>.pl</code>" extension (an option in the ActivePerl installation), you
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can run exiftool by typing "<code>exiftool.pl</code>" at the
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"<code>cmd.exe</code>" prompt. Otherwise you should type
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"<code>perl c:\windows\exiftool.pl</code>".</p>
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<p><b>Uninstalling:</b></p>
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<ol type='i'>
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<li>Drag "<code>C:\WINDOWS\exiftool.pl</code>" and
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"<code>C:\WINDOWS\lib</code>" into the Recycle bin. You should first confirm
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that "<code>C:\WINDOWS\lib</code>" contains only the "<code>File</code>"
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and "<code>Image</code>" sub-directories. Do not delete it if it
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contains anything else.</li>
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</ol>
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<hr>
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<h2><a name="OSX">Macintosh OS X</a></h2>
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<p>If you have installed the BSDSDK package from the Xcode Developer Tools
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(<i>ie. if you have the</i> "<code>make</code>" <i>utility</i>), you should
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follow the install procedure for <a href="#Unix">Unix platforms</a> in the next
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section instead of the steps below. The Unix install has the advantage of making
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the ExifTool library available for your Perl scripts, as well as installing the
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man pages and POD documentation.</p>
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<p>Otherwise, you have a choice of two packages to install: The OS X package, or
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the full Perl distribution. Both of the procedures below install the ExifTool
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files in the same location. Installing from the OS X package is easier, but the
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full distribution includes HTML documentation and some other files not included
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in the OS X package. Both versions run natively on PPC and Intel Macs.</p>
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<h3>OS X Package</h3>
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<ol>
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<li><b>Download</b> the <b>ExifTool OS X Package</b> from the <a href="index.html">ExifTool home page</a>.
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<br><span class=lt>(The file you download will have a name like "<code>ExifTool-##.##.dmg</code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Install</b> as a normal <b>OS X package</b>.
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<br><span class=lt>(Open the disk image, double-click on the install package, and follow the instructions.)
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</span></li>
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</ol>
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<p>You can now run exiftool by typing "<code>exiftool</code>" in a Terminal window.</p>
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<p>If this doesn't work, then it is likely you have an older version of OS X for which
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/usr/local/bin isn't in the default PATH. To fix this, add the following line to your
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~/.profile settings using a text editor:</p>
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<blockquote><code>export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin</code></blockquote>
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<h3>Full Perl Distribution</h3>
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<ol>
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<li><b>Download</b> the <b>Image-ExifTool distribution</b> from the <a href="index.html">ExifTool home page</a>
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to your Desktop.
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<br><span class=lt>(The file you download will have a name like "<code>Image-ExifTool-##.##.tar.gz</code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Launch</b> the <b>Terminal</b> application from the Utilities folder in your Applications folder.</li>
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<li>In the Terminal window, <b>type the following</b>:
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<pre class='code'> cd ~/Desktop
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tar -xzf Image-ExifTool-##.##.tar.gz
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cd Image-ExifTool-##.##
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sudo cp -r exiftool lib /usr/local/bin
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</pre>
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where "<code>##.##</code>" is the version number of the ExifTool you downloaded.
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<br><span class=lt>(Note: The last step above will require you to enter your
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password.)</span></li>
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</ol>
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<p>You can now run exiftool by typing "<code>exiftool</code>" in a Terminal window.</p>
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<p class=lt><b>Notes:</b></p><ul class=lt><li>Both OS X installation techniques outlined above place
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exiftool and its lib directory in /usr/local/bin, while the standard Unix
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"<code>make install</code>" described below puts "<code>exiftool</code>" in
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/usr/local/bin and the individual libraries in /Library/Perl/#.#.#, where "#.#.#" is
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your Perl version. If both sets of libraries exist, /usr/local/bin/lib takes
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precedence for exiftool, but /Library/Perl/#.#.# is the default for any other
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Perl scripts.</li>
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<li>In OS X 10.8 or later, you may see this message when you try to open the install package:
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<blockquote class=red>"ExifTool-##.##.pkg" can't be opened because it is from an
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unidentified developer.</blockquote> The solution is to set "Allow applications downloaded
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from" to "Anywhere" in the General "Security & Privacy" System Preferences.
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(<a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fix-OS-X-Error-Application-Can-t-Be-Opened-Because-it-Is-from-an-Unidentified-Developer-407375.shtml">Read
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here</a> for a full description.)</li></ul>
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<h3>Uninstalling</h3>
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<ol type='i'>
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<li>Launch the "Terminal" application from the Applications Utilities folder.</li>
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<li>Type "<code>open /usr/local/bin</code>" (without the quotes) in the Terminal
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window, then press RETURN. (This opens a folder that you normally can't access
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from OS X.)</li>
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<li>Drag "<code>exiftool</code>" and "<code>lib</code>" into the trash from the
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"<code>bin</code>" folder you opened. You should first confirm that
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"<code>lib</code>" contains only two sub-folders: "<code>File</code>" and
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"<code>Image</code>". If it contains anything else, don't trash it because you
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have the wrong "<code>lib</code>" folder.</li>
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<hr>
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<h2><a name="Unix">Unix Platforms</a></h2>
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<ol>
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<li><b>Download</b> the <b>Image-ExifTool distribution</b> from the <a href="index.html">ExifTool home page</a>
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<br><span class=lt>(The file you download will have a name like "<code>Image-ExifTool-##.##.tar.gz</code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Unpack the distribution</b> and <b>make it your current directory</b> by typing:
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<pre class='code'> cd <i><your download directory></i>
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gzip -dc Image-ExifTool-##.##.tar.gz | tar -xf -
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cd Image-ExifTool-##.##
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</pre>
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where "<code>##.##</code>" is the version number of the ExifTool you downloaded.
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<br><span class=lt>(At this point you may run exiftool by typing
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"<code>exiftool <i><image file name></i></code>".)</span></li>
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<li><b>Test and install ExifTool</b> by typing:
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<pre class='code'>
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perl Makefile.PL
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make test
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sudo make install
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</pre>
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<span class=lt>(Note: The "<code>make test</code>" step is not required, but
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useful because it runs a full suite of tests to verify that ExifTool is working
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properly on your system. The "<code>sudo make install</code>" command requires
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that you have su access, and will prompt for your password. This will make
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ExifTool and its documentation accessible to all users on your system. If you
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don't have su access, you can run ExifTool in your own account by moving
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"<code>exiftool</code>" and its "<code>lib</code>" directory to any convienient
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location, preferably somewhere in your PATH.)</span></li>
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</ol>
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<p>You can now run exiftool by typing "<code>exiftool</code>". Also, you can
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consult the ExifTool documentation with commands like:</p>
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<blockquote><pre class='code'>perldoc exiftool
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perldoc Image::ExifTool
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perldoc Image::ExifTool::TagNames
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</pre></blockquote>
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<p>or</p>
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<blockquote><pre class='code'>man exiftool
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man Image::ExifTool
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man Image::ExifTool::TagNames
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</pre></blockquote>
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<h3>Uninstalling</h3>
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<ol type='i'>
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<li>Type "<code>sudo make uninstall</code>" from the distribution directory.
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<br><span class=lt>(Note: Unfortunately, newer systems may give an <i>"Uninstall
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is unsafe and deprecated"</i> message even though uninstalling ExifTool is safe
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because it has no dependencies. If this happens, the necessary commands to
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remove the installed files will be listed, and these commands must be run
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manually.)</span></li>
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<p class='lf'><a href="index.html"><-- Back to ExifTool home page</a></p>
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