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  libkexiv2 - an EXIV2 library interface for TDE
 
 
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 Libkexiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures 
 metadata as EXIF and IPTC.
 
 This library is used by kipi-plugins, digiKam and others kipi host
 programs. The library documentation is available on header files.
 
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 If you wish to contribute to libkexiv2, you might do so: