Where is exiftool?

I deleted prior versions of exiftool from my system (in the Apps
folder), all the DMG's and so on.

DL'd the latest version (DMG, v. 8.46) and installed it. Package runs
fine from the terminal window ...

But, /where/ is it? It does not appear in the Applications folder, nor
can I find it with search (Finder).

 

/usr/local/somewhere...

 

Why wouldn't it be in Applications?

(I'm not a *nix expert at all...)

 

Thx.

Found it in usr/bin

Previously it was installed in Applications - but could be I screwed up
when I installed it back then. Today's DL unpacked and stored itself
properly - I guess.

 

Applications without a GUI are not installed in Applications. They are
installed in the BSD subsystem in one of the usual directories specified
by Unix convention (usually /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/local/*, etc).

To find any file in Terminal try using "which" as in:

which exiftool

(that's for binaries and will tell you which one the system is
configured to use) or "find"

find exiftool

or "locate"

locate exiftool

According to http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
you will find it located here:

"The OS X package installs the ExifTool command-line application and
libraries in /usr/bin. After installing, type "exiftool" in a Terminal
window to run exiftool and read the application documentation."

 

Thanks - the arcana of commands is a real obstacle to learning what goes
where. I was trying to find a switch in ls that would 'dig' down...

I did find it where you said - but by manually traversing.

As to locate I get:

WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not
exist.
To create the database, run the following command:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/com.apple.locate.plist

I assume that's safe?

 

In message <>

In the find where it says [Kind] is [Any] click on Kind and choose
Other…

In that list, find "System Files" and select it
Change [don't include] to include.

It's probably installed in /usr/local/bin/