jhead
utility for displaying and manipulating EXIF metadata in JPEG images
TLDR
Show all EXIF data
$ jhead image.jpg
Set file date to EXIF date$ jhead -ft image.jpg
Set EXIF date to file date$ jhead -dsft image.jpg
Rename files based on EXIF date$ jhead -n%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S *.jpg
Auto-rotate based on EXIF orientation$ jhead -autorot *.jpg
Adjust EXIF timestamps$ jhead -ta-1:00:00 *.jpg
Remove all EXIF data$ jhead -purejpg image.jpg
Delete thumbnail only$ jhead -dt image.jpg
SYNOPSIS
jhead [options] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
jhead is a utility for displaying and manipulating EXIF metadata in JPEG images from digital cameras. It can adjust timestamps, remove thumbnails, auto-rotate images, and transfer EXIF headers between files.
PARAMETERS
-ft
Set file modification time to EXIF create date-dsft
Set EXIF timestamp to file modification time-n FORMAT
Rename files using strftime format based on EXIF date-autorot
Rotate images losslessly based on EXIF orientation tag-ta OFFSET
Adjust EXIF time by offset (format: +/-HH:MM:SS)-da NEWDATE-OLDDATE
Correct large date offsets-purejpg
Remove all non-essential sections and metadata-de
Delete entire EXIF header-dt
Delete thumbnail from EXIF header-dc
Delete comment field-te FILE
Transfer EXIF header from another file-ce
Edit comment field in text editor-cl STRING
Set comment from command line-st FILE
Save thumbnail to file-rgt SIZE
Regenerate thumbnail with specified size-mkexif
Create minimal EXIF header
CAVEATS
The -autorot option uses jpegtran for lossless rotation. Renaming with -n uses strftime format codes. Changes are made in-place to the original files unless otherwise specified.
HISTORY
jhead was created by Matthias Wandel for manipulating EXIF data in JPEG files from digital cameras.