photosctl(1) General Commands Manual photosctl(1)

photosctlPhoto Library diagnostic, configuration and test utility

photosctl [-h|--help] [--version] [<command> ...]

photosctl supports various diagnostic, configuration, test and other operations on Photo Libraries.

Use the special list command to list all modern commands.

Modern photosctl commands can support options: use the help or usage command with a command to see what options are available for that command.

Most newer commands operate on a Photo Library. These commands all support the option --library <path>, will try the PHOTOSCTL_LIBRARY environment variable or will operate on the System Photo Library if one is set.

Legacy commands operate only on the System Photo Library. Show usage for legacy commands with usage legacy command.

Convenience alias for help,
Show the version of photosctl.
September 1, 2021 Mac OS X