download_exiftool: Download the current version of ExifTool

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Download the current version of ExifTool

Description

Download the current version of ExifTool

Usage

download_exiftool(win_exe = FALSE, download_path = NULL, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

win_exe	Logical, only used on Windows machines. Should we install the standalone ExifTool Windows executable or the ExifTool Perl library? (The latter relies, for its execution, on an existing installation of Perl being present on the user's machine.) If set to NULL (the default), the function installs the Windows executable on Windows machines and the Perl library on other operating systems.
download_path	Path indicating the location to which ExifTool should be downloaded.
quiet	Logical. Should function should be chatty?

Value

A character string giving the path to the downloaded ExifTool.

Author(s)

Joshua O'Brien

ct documentation built on Oct. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m.