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blacklion 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Forget Flags and Scripts: Just Rename the File

exiftool can embed options to executable name, not only main mode of work like grep/egrep/zgrep — it is main difference. Like running `exiftoo(-k)` is equivalent `exiftool -k`.

JetSetIlly 4 months ago [–]

In that case I misunderstood.

It's an interesting idea. I think I prefer the exiftool syntax over what's suggested in the blog. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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