---
name: "hachoir-metadata"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hachoir"
version: "3.1.0+dfsg-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hachoir-metadata"
---

# hachoir-metadata(1)

extract meta-datas from a file

## NAME

Metadata - extract meta-datas from a file

## DESCRIPTION

usage: hachoir-metadata \[options\] files

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

-

  Metadata:

-

  Option of metadata extraction and display

- **--type**

  Only display file type (description)

- **--mime**

  Only display MIME type

- **--level**=*LEVEL*

  Quantify of information to display from 1 to 9 (9 is the maximum)

- **--raw**

  Raw output

- **--bench**

  Run benchmark

- **--parser-list**

  List all parsers then exit

- **--profiler**

  Run profiler

- **--version**

  Display version and exit

- **--quality**=*QUALITY*

  Information quality (0.0=fastest, 1.0=best, and default is 0.5)

- **--maxlen**=*MAXLEN*

  Maximum string length in characters, 0 means unlimited (default: 300)

-

  Hachoir library:

-

  Configure Hachoir library

- **--verbose**

  Verbose mode

- **--log**=*LOG*

  Write log in a file

- **--quiet**

  Quiet mode (don't display warning)

- **--debug**

  Debug mode