mat(1)

Usage

mat [options] files

Overview

The Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit is a lib (with a CLI and a GUI) created to anonymise file's metadata. In essence, metadata answer who, what, when, where, why, and how about every face of the data that are being documented. They can be a risk for privacy.

Options

-h, --help: show this help message and exit

-a, --add2archive: Add to outputed archive non-supported filetypes

-b, --backup: Keep a backup copy

-c, --check: Check if a file is free of harmful metadatas

-d, --display: List all the harmful meta of a file without removing them

-l, --list: List all supported fileformat

-L, --low-pdf-quality: Reduced the produced PDF size and quality

-v, --version: Display version and exit

Examples

`mat --display mydocument.pdf`	Display the mydocument.pdf's harmful metadata
`mat --check *.jpg`	Check all the jpg images from the current folder

Notes

MAT only process metadata, it does not handle file data. Blame yourself if you are traced back because of the data of your files. MAT is not perfect: In most of the cases, a forensic expert with a lot of time can trace back your document. If you want absolute privacy, use plain-text.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

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--low-pdf-quality since Debian 8 (Jessie); -L since Debian 8 (Jessie).