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batch-cluster no longer uses ps for process management, so no need …
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…for procps!
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mceachen committed Sep 4, 2023
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new ExifTool({ exiftoolEnv: { EXIFTOOL_HOME: resolve("path", "to", "config", "dir") }
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## This package requires `procps`.
The default `BatchClusterOptions.cleanupChildProcs` value of `true` means that BatchCluster, which is used to manage child `exiftool` processes, will try to use `ps` to ensure Node's view of process state are correct, and that errant
processes are cleaned up.
If you run this in a docker image based on Alpine or Debian Slim, **this won't work properly unless you install the `procps` package.**
[See `batch-cluster` for details.](https://github.com/photostructure/batch-cluster.js/issues/13)
## Resource hygiene
**Call `ExifTool.end()` when you're done**
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