photostax-cli

CLI tool for inspecting and managing Epson FastFoto photo stacks.

Installation

cargo install photostax-cli

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/JeromySt/photostax
cd photostax
cargo build --release --package photostax-cli

Quick Start

# Scan a directory for photo stacks
photostax-cli scan /path/to/photos

# Get info about a specific photo stack
photostax-cli info /path/to/photos IMG_0001

# Search for photos with text
photostax-cli search /path/to/photos "birthday"

Commands

scan

Scan a directory and list all photo stacks.

photostax-cli scan /photos
photostax-cli scan /photos --format json
photostax-cli scan /photos --recursive
photostax-cli scan /photos --limit 20 --offset 0

info

Show detailed information about a specific photo stack.

photostax-cli info /photos IMG_0001
photostax-cli info /photos IMG_0001 --format json

search

Search for stacks matching text or filters.

photostax-cli search /photos "vacation"
photostax-cli search /photos --has-back
photostax-cli search /photos --exif Make=EPSON
photostax-cli search /photos "vacation" --limit 10 --offset 20

export

Export all stacks to a JSON file.

photostax-cli export /photos --output stacks.json
photostax-cli export /photos --output stacks.json --include-metadata

metadata

Read or write metadata for a photo stack.

# Read metadata
photostax-cli metadata read /photos IMG_0001
photostax-cli metadata read /photos IMG_0001 --format json

# Write metadata
photostax-cli metadata write /photos IMG_0001 --tag album="Family Photos"
photostax-cli metadata write /photos IMG_0001 --tag people="John,Jane"

Features

• Scan directories for FastFoto photo stacks (JPEG and TIFF)
• Inspect metadata — View EXIF, XMP, and custom tags
• Search & filter — Query by text, metadata, or stack properties
• Pagination — Use --limit and --offset to page through results
• Export — Generate JSON reports for scripting
• Metadata management — Read and write custom tags

Output Formats

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/JeromySt/photostax
cd photostax
cargo build --release --package photostax-cli

# Run tests
cargo test --package photostax-cli

License

Licensed under either of Apache License, Version 2.0 or MIT License at your option.

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