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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: pBR on November 03, 2020, 11:08:22 AM

Title: Deleting CreatorTool
Post by: pBR on November 03, 2020, 11:08:22 AM
As a new(ish) user of ExifTool, I understand how to delete (for example) CreatorTool information using the command: 'exiftool -creatortool=file.jpg'.  But how do I do this for a batch of (say) 10 files e.g file01.jpg to file10.jpg?

I'm having trouble figuring this out.

Thanks,
pBR
Title: Re: Deleting CreatorTool
Post by: StarGeek on November 03, 2020, 11:28:57 AM
If those 10 files are the only ones in the directory, then you would just pass the directory path
exiftool -CreatorTool= /path/to/files/

If there are other files in the directory that you don't want processed, you can list them separately
exiftool -CreatorTool= file01.jpg file02.jpg file03.jpg

You can use wildcard, so as long as there wasn't a file11.jpg and higher, you could use
exiftool -CreatorTool= file*.jpg
Title: Re: Deleting CreatorTool
Post by: pBR on November 03, 2020, 11:41:06 AM
StarGeek,

Thanks for this prompt info.

It looks as though, for my purposes, the wildcard option will best suit me as the number of files will often vary but they will always be in the same location and all require the same field deletion.

I'll give it a go ASAP.

Thanks again.