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| 82 | This is why you shouldn't rely on metadata's presence to decide if your file must | 82 | This is why you shouldn't rely on metadata's presence to decide if your file must |
| 83 | be cleaned or not. | 83 | be cleaned or not. |
| 84 | 84 | ||
| 85 | # Notes about the lightweight mode | ||
| 86 | |||
| 87 | By default, mat2 might alter a bit the data of your files, in order to remove | ||
| 88 | as much metadata as possible. For example, texts in PDF might not be selectable anymore, | ||
| 89 | compressed images might get compressed again, … | ||
| 90 | Since some users might be willing to trade some metadata's presence in exchange | ||
| 91 | of the guarantee that mat2 won't modify the data of their files, there is the | ||
| 92 | `-L` flag that precisely does that. | ||
| 93 | |||
| 85 | # Related software | 94 | # Related software |
| 86 | 95 | ||
| 87 | - The first iteration of [MAT](https://mat.boum.org) | 96 | - The first iteration of [MAT](https://mat.boum.org) |