---
name: "iptc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libiptcdata-bin"
version: "1.0.5-2.4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iptc"
---

# iptc(1)

Utility for viewing and modifying the contents of IPTC metadata in images.

## NAME

iptc - Utility for viewing and modifying the contents of IPTC metadata in images.

## SYNOPSIS

**iptc** \[\[-q\] \| \[--quiet\]\] \[\[-b\] \| \[--backup\]\] \[\[-s\] \| \[--sort\]\] \[\[-v *VALUE*\] \| \[--value=*VALUE*\]\] \[\[\[-l\] \| \[--list\]\] \[\[-L *TAGS*\] \| \[--list-desc=*TAGS*\]\] \[\[-a *TAGS*\] \| \[--add=*TAGS*\]\] \[\[-m *TAGS*\] \| \[--modify=*TAGS*\]\] \[\[-d *TAGS*\] \| \[--delete=*TAGS*\]\] \[\[-p *TAGS*\] \| \[--print=*TAGS*\]\]\] \[--help\] \[--version\] \[*file*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **iptc** command.

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**iptc** is a IPTC data editor. You can add, modify and delete ITPC metadata in images. You can also get the value of a particular tag.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Produce less verbose output.

- **-b**, **--backup**

  Backup any modified files.

- **-s**, **--sort**

  Sort tags before displaying or saving.

- **--help**

  Display an help message and exit.

- **--version**

  Display an **iptc** version number and exit.

- **-l**, **--list**

  List the name of all known tags (i.e. Caption, etc).

- **-L** *TAG*, **--list-desc=***TAG*

  Print the name and description of TAG.

- **-a** *TAG*, **--add=***TAG*

  Add new tag with identifier TAG.

- **-m** *TAG*, **--modify=***TAG*

  Modify tag with identifier TAG (add if not present).

- **-v** *VALUE*, **--value=***VALUE*

  Value for added/modified tag.

- **-d** *TAG*, **--delete=***TAG*

  Delete tag with identifier TAG.

- **-p** *TAG*, **--print=***TAG*

  Print value of tag with identifier TAG.

*file*

Files to edit.

## EXAMPLES

Display the IPTC metadata contained in image.jpg: **iptc image.jpg**

Set caption "Foo" in all jpegs of the current dir: **iptc -m Caption -v "Foo" \*.jpg**

Add keyword "vacation" to all jpegs: **iptc -a Keywords -v "vacation" \*.jpg**

## LICENSE

This manual page was written by Sylvain Le Gall \<gildor@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; considering as source code all the file that enable the production of this manpage.

## AUTHOR

**Sylvain Le Gall** \<gildor at-smtp-server debian.org\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Sylvain Le Gall\