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if i do

convert -strip -comment "hello" a.jpg b.jpg

then the "hello" comment is not included in b.jpg.

-strip thus seems to override my -comment option.

this seems wrong.

-strip should remove all OLD meta data included in a.jpg
-comment should add my comments to b.jpg

can this please be fixed for the next release?

any workarounds for the current version would be appreciated.

Try this command to retain the image comment:

• convert a.jpg -strip -set comment "hello" b.jpg

Simpley put, read in the image first, and do things in the order wanted.

This could be called the motto of IM version 6

brilliant. i was not aware of the "-set" option, as it was not listed in my outdated manual file. thanks!