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   JindrⒶ, your locally Euclidean anarchist (jindra@todon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 18:25:21 JST JindrⒶ, your locally Euclidean anarchist

   On Linux, is there a simple command that removes all metadata from a file? (let's say I create a meme, but I don't want that meme to be tied to me, because I am afraid it's cringe)

   Additionally, which operations add metadata to a file? (asking so that once I remove metadata, I don't accidentally contaminate it) For example, mv doesn't (I think), but touch does. And for example sending it through Signal probably does as well?

   #question #metadata #privacy #Linux

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     JindrⒶ, your locally Euclidean anarchist (jindra@todon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 18:42:55 JST JindrⒶ, your locally Euclidean anarchist

     • Håkan Geijer

     @hakan_geijer oh I didn't know that [mv and touch don't change the file's metadata], thanks for pointing that out :)