EXIF (ExifTool) Sublime syntax + bat integration

This repo contains an EXIF.sublime-syntax for highlighting exiftool output.

Install in Sublime Text

Recommended (Package Control)

1. Open Preferences → Package Control.
2. Select Install Package.
3. Search for EXIF Syntax and install it.

Alternative (manual install)

1. Find your Sublime User package directory:

   • Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages/User/
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Packages/User/
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Sublime Text\Packages\User\

2. Copy the syntax file there:

   cp EXIF.sublime-syntax ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages/User/

3. Open exif output:

   • Save exif output to a file ending in .exif or .exiftool, then open it in Sublime.
   • Or paste it in Sublime and use View → Syntax → EXIF (ExifTool).

Install for bat

bat can load Sublime .sublime-syntax files from its configuration directory.

1. Find bat’s config directory:

   bat --config-dir

   On Linux this is usually: ~/.config/bat/

2. Create the syntaxes directory if it doesn’t exist:

   mkdir -p "$(bat --config-dir)/syntaxes"

3. Copy the syntax file:

   cp EXIF.sublime-syntax "$(bat --config-dir)/syntaxes/"

4. Rebuild bat’s syntax cache (required):

   bat cache --build

5. Use it:

   exiftool -- file.jpg | bat --plain --color=always -l exif

Notes

• bat recognizes the syntax after bat cache --build.
• If you change the syntax file later, run bat cache --build again.