Exiftool does not work.

[jpjcb66]

Hello
I am French, I have difficulties with your language.
I installed Exiftool on a Macbook Pro 13 M1 2020 V:Monterey 12.5.
I get this on the command line:
zsh: no such file or directory: exiftool/Users/jeanpierrejacobee/Desktop/JP_Nanouk.png
The program cannot find the photo. The computer is new and up to date.
Can you please explain to me what is wrong.
Thank you, good night.
JP

I read this but I don't know how to apply it on my mac
If this doesn't work, then it is likely you have an older version of MacOS for which /usr/local/bin isn't in the default PATH. To fix this, add the following line to your ~/.profile settings using a text editor:

    export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

[greybeard]

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exiftool/Users/jeanpierrejacobee/Desktop/JP_Nanouk.png
Make sure there is a space after exiftool like this:

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exiftool /Users/jeanpierrejacobee/Desktop/JP_Nanouk.png
if that doesn't work then make sure exiftool is installed properly :

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exiftool -ver
which should return the version number

[StarGeek]

You can also drag and drop files onto the terminal.  This example is for Windows, but the same concept applies.  It also shows dropping exiftool, but you can do it with the program or with the files you want to list.  But, as Greybeard says, make sure you hit a space between each item.

[Hubert]

I read this but I don't know how to apply it on my mac
If this doesn't work, then it is likely you have an older version of MacOS...

You don't need to apply it on your Mac. It is only necessary for much older versions of MacOS, but as you say you're on Monterey.

The issue, as others have pointed out, is that you need a space between the

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exiftool

command and the first "/" character of the file path.

I've just tested it on my Mac, which also has an up to date version of MacOS, and I get exactly the same error if I omit the space.

Best,

H

[jpjcb66]

Thank you all,
with the space after exiftool I have no more errors, the software works. It seemed to me that I had tested this possibility. I must have dreamed.
Have a good day
Best,
JP