exiftool
con exiftool podemos leer desde GNU/Linux la metada que nos muestra el explorador de windows cuando pasamos el puntero sobre un fichero (y mucho más), un ejemplo sería determinar cuál es la versión de un exe que nos acabamos de bajar.
# exiftool install_flash_player_17_active_x.exe
ExifTool Version Number : 9.74
File Name : install_flash_player_17_active_x.exe
Directory : .
File Size : 17 MB
File Modification Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:10+01:00
File Access Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:10+01:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:11+01:00
File Permissions : rw-r--r--
File Type : Win32 EXE
MIME Type : application/octet-stream
Machine Type : Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
Time Stamp : 2015:03:04 00:59:26+01:00
PE Type : PE32
Linker Version : 9.0
Code Size : 202240
Initialized Data Size : 17448960
Uninitialized Data Size : 0
Entry Point : 0x22f7c
OS Version : 5.0
Image Version : 0.0
Subsystem Version : 5.0
Subsystem : Windows GUI
File Version Number : 17.0.0.134
Product Version Number : 17.0.0.134
File Flags Mask : 0x003f
File Flags : (none)
File OS : Win32
Object File Type : Dynamic link library
File Subtype : 0
Language Code : English (U.S.)
Character Set : Unicode
Company Name : Adobe Systems Incorporated
File Description : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 17.0 r0
File Version : 17,0,0,134
Internal Name : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 17.0
Legal Copyright : Copyright © 1996-2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated
Legal Trademarks : Adobe® Flash® Player
Original Filename : FlashUtil.exe
Product Name : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller
Product Version : 17,0,0,134
# exiftool install_flash_player_17_active_x.exe
ExifTool Version Number : 9.74
File Name : install_flash_player_17_active_x.exe
Directory : .
File Size : 17 MB
File Modification Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:10+01:00
File Access Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:10+01:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2015:03:15 08:16:11+01:00
File Permissions : rw-r--r--
File Type : Win32 EXE
MIME Type : application/octet-stream
Machine Type : Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
Time Stamp : 2015:03:04 00:59:26+01:00
PE Type : PE32
Linker Version : 9.0
Code Size : 202240
Initialized Data Size : 17448960
Uninitialized Data Size : 0
Entry Point : 0x22f7c
OS Version : 5.0
Image Version : 0.0
Subsystem Version : 5.0
Subsystem : Windows GUI
File Version Number : 17.0.0.134
Product Version Number : 17.0.0.134
File Flags Mask : 0x003f
File Flags : (none)
File OS : Win32
Object File Type : Dynamic link library
File Subtype : 0
Language Code : English (U.S.)
Character Set : Unicode
Company Name : Adobe Systems Incorporated
File Description : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 17.0 r0
File Version : 17,0,0,134
Internal Name : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 17.0
Legal Copyright : Copyright © 1996-2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated
Legal Trademarks : Adobe® Flash® Player
Original Filename : FlashUtil.exe
Product Name : Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller
Product Version : 17,0,0,134