# exiftool-vendored.pl

Provides the perl runtime distribution of [ExifTool](https://exiftool.org/) to
[node](https://nodejs.org/en/). As of version `10.38.0`, both testing and help
files are omitted, as they almost double the size of the package and more than
triple the number of files in the package.

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[![Check Updates](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.pl/workflows/Check%20for%20ExifTool%20Updates/badge.svg)](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.pl/actions/workflows/check-updates.yml)
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## Usage

**See [exiftool-vendored](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js) for
performant, type-safe access to this binary.**

## Versioning

This package exposes the version of ExifTool it vendors, and adds a patch
number, if necessary, to follow SemVer.

### Version Update Process

1. The `check-updates` workflow automatically detects new ExifTool versions and creates PRs
2. Update PRs use a `-pre` suffix during development (e.g., `13.26.0-pre`)
3. The `release` workflow removes the `-pre` suffix when publishing to npm
4. Final npm package versions match the vendored ExifTool version exactly