From edce78859b793ffd99c84474a5c77ec05abb24f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jvoisin Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 18:39:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note in the readme about `-L` and pdf --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6c545b6..bd51f5d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ complex file formats. This is why you shouldn't rely on metadata's presence to decide if your file must be cleaned or not. +# Notes about the lightweight mode + +By default, mat2 might alter a bit the data of your files, in order to remove +as much metadata as possible. For example, texts in PDF might not be selectable anymore, +compressed images might get compressed again, … +Since some users might be willing to trade some metadata's presence in exchange +of the guarantee that mat2 won't modify the data of their files, there is the +`-L` flag that precisely does that. + # Related software - The first iteration of [MAT](https://mat.boum.org)