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1About 1About
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4GNU libextractor is a simple C library for keyword extraction. 4GNU libextractor is a library used to extract meta data from files of
5Common use-cases for GNU libextractor include detail-views in 5arbitrary type. It is designed to use helper-libraries to perform the
6file managers, detailed search results in file-sharing networks 6actual extraction, and to be trivially extendable by linking against
7and general information gathering in forensics investigations 7external extractors for additional file types. Common use-cases for
8and penetration testing. 8GNU libextractor include detail-views in file managers, detailed
9search results in file-sharing networks and general information
10gathering in forensics investigations and penetration testing.
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10Bindings for GNU libextractor exists for many languages in addition to 12GNU libextractor is a simple C library with a small API. Bindings for
11the standard C/C++ API (we know about bindings for Java, Perl, PHP, 13GNU libextractor exists for many languages in addition to the standard
12Mono, Python, Ruby). 14C/C++ API (we know about bindings for Java, Perl, PHP, Mono, Python,
15Ruby).
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14libextractor uses a plugin mechanism to enable developers to quickly 17libextractor uses a plugin mechanism to enable developers to quickly
15add extractors for additional formats. Plugins are executed 18add extractors for additional formats. Plugins are executed