---
name: "Image::ExifTool::EXE"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::EXE"
---

# Image::ExifTool::EXE(3pm)

Read executable file meta information

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::EXE - Read executable file meta information

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to extract meta information from various types of Windows, MacOS and Unix executable and library files.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://www.openwatcom.org/ftp/devel/docs/pecoff.pdf\>

  - \<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/65122\>

  - \<http://www.opensource.apple.com\>

  - \<http://www.skyfree.org/linux/references/ELF\_Format.pdf\>

  - \<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms809762.aspx\>

  - \<http://code.google.com/p/pefile/\>

  - \<http://www.codeproject.com/KB/DLL/showver.aspx\>

  - \<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"EXE Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)