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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
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+: '
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+Requirements: `exiftool`
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+
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+This script makes use of exiftool to remove metadata from a file.
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+Undesirable metadata might include author, operating system,
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+version of image editor used to create an image, geolocation, etc.
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+Often this information is present in files without our knowledge
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+or assent so it is a good idea to proactively remove it using
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+this script of exiftool directly.
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+Exiftool works well for removing metadata from images. However,
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+it cannot completely remove metadata from PDFs. See the exiftool
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+docs for more information.
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+
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+This script should be run before a file is committed to
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+the repository.
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+It can be run non-destructively as exiftool will create a copy
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+of the original file and preserve it with the string "_original"
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+appended to the end.
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+e.g. `test.jpg` as input to exiftool will create `test.jpg_original`.
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+
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+This script is simple and removes metadata only from a single file.
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+However, it is absolutely possible to use exitool in conjunction with
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+`find` and a `for` loop to remove metadata, either using this tool
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+or with exiftool directly.
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+'
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+
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+set -e
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+
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+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
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+ echo "Usage: $0 <file>"
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+ exit 1
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+fi
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+
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+
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+FILE="$1"
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+
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+if ! [ -f $FILE ]; then
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+ echo "Target should be a file"
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+ exit 2
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+else
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+ exiftool -all= $FILE
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+fi
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