# SYNOPSIS
-**exiv2** [ *options* ] [ *action* ] *file* ...
+**exiv2** [ *option* [ *arg* ] ]+ [ *action* ] *file* ...
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ exiv2 - Image metadata manipulation tool
**exiv2** is a program to read and write image metadata, including
Exif, IPTC, XMP, image comments, ICC Profile, thumbnails, image
previews and many vendor makernote tags. The program optionally
-converts between Exif tags, IPTC datasets and XMP properties as
-recommended by the Exif Standard, the IPTC Standard, the XMP
-specification and the Metadata Working Group guidelines.
+converts between Exif, IPTC and XMP tags, as recommended by their
+respective standards/specifications and the Metadata Working Group
+guidelines.
@@ -68,16 +68,17 @@ ARW | Read | Read | Read | - | - | Rea
AVIF | Read | Read | Read | - | - | Read
BMP | - | - | - | - | - | -
CR2 | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | - | Read/Write | Read/Write
-CR3 | Read | Read | Read | - | Read | Read
+CR3 | Read | Read | Read | - | - | -
CRW | Read/Write | - | - | Read/Write | - | Read/Write
DNG | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | - | Read/Write | Read/Write
EPS | - | - | Read/Write | | - | -
EXV | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write
GIF | - | - | - | - | - | -
-HEIC | Read | Read | Read | - | - | Read
-HEIF | Read | Read | Read | - | - | Read
+HEIC | Read | Read | Read | - | - | -
+HEIF | Read | Read | Read | - | - | -
JP2 | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | - | Read/Write | Read/Write
JPEG | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write
+JXL | Read | Read | Read | - | - | -
MRW | Read | Read | Read | - | - | Read
NEF | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | - | Read/Write | Read/Write
ORF | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write | - | - | Read/Write
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ image are determined.
+ Reading other TIFF-like RAW image formats, which are not listed in
the table, may also work.
++ Some image formats allow an extra interal type of metadata. Only
+partial support exists for the RAF format.
+
++ Support for BMFF types such as CR3, HEIF and HEIC is a build option. To
+check if enabled, use `exiv2 --version --verbose --grep bmff` and see if
+`enable_bmff=1`.
+
++ Naked codestream JXL files do not contain Exif, IPTC or XMP metadata.
+
+ The thumbnail, if available, is included in the list of image previews.
[TOC](#TOC)
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ The *action* argument is only required if it is not clear from the
### pr | print
-Print image metadata. This is the default action, i.e. the command
+Print image metadata. This is the default action, i.e., the command
`exiv2 image.jpg` will print a summary of the image Exif metadata.