dcm2pdf(1) OFFIS DCMTK dcm2pdf(1)NAMEdcm2pdf - Extract PDF file from DICOM encapsulated PDF
SYNOPSISdcm2pdf [options] dcmfile-in pdffile-out
DESCRIPTION
The dcm2pdf utility reads a DICOM file of the Encapsulated PDF Storage
SOP Class (dcmfile-in), extracts the embedded PDF document and writes
it to an output file (pdffile-out). Optionally a command can be
executed after the creation of the PDF file.
PARAMETERS
dcmfile-in DICOM input filename
pdffile-out PDF output filename
OPTIONS
general options
-h--help
print this help text and exit
--version
print version information and exit
--arguments
print expanded command line arguments
-q--quiet
quiet mode, print no warnings and errors
-v--verbose
verbose mode, print processing details
-d--debug
debug mode, print debug information
-ll--log-level [l]evel: string constant
(fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
use level l for the logger
-lc--log-config [f]ilename: string
use config file f for the logger
input options
input file format:
+f --read-file
read file format or data set (default)
+fo --read-file-only
read file format only
-f--read-dataset
read data set without file meta information
input transfer syntax:
-t= --read-xfer-auto
use TS recognition (default)
-td--read-xfer-detect
ignore TS specified in the file meta header
-te--read-xfer-little
read with explicit VR little endian TS
-tb--read-xfer-big
read with explicit VR big endian TS
-ti--read-xfer-implicit
read with implicit VR little endian TS
parsing of odd-length attributes:
+ao --accept-odd-length
accept odd length attributes (default)
+ae --assume-even-length
assume real length is one byte larger
handling of undefined length UN elements:
+ui --enable-cp246
read undefined len UN as implicit VR (default)
-ui--disable-cp246
read undefined len UN as explicit VR
handling of defined length UN elements:
-uc--retain-un
retain elements as UN (default)
+uc --convert-un
convert to real VR if known
automatic data correction:
+dc --enable-correction
enable automatic data correction (default)
-dc--disable-correction
disable automatic data correction
bitstream format of deflated input:
+bd --bitstream-deflated
expect deflated bitstream (default)
+bz --bitstream-zlib
expect deflated zlib bitstream
execution options
-x--exec [c]ommand: string
execute command c after PDF extraction
NOTES
Option --exec allows for the execution of a certain command line after
the creation of the PDF document. The command line to be executed is
passed to this option as a parameter. The specified command line may
contain the placeholder '#f', which will be replaced by the PDF
filename at run time. The specified command line is executed in the
foreground, i.e. pdf2dcm will be blocked until the command terminates.
LOGGING
The level of logging output of the various command line tools and
underlying libraries can be specified by the user. By default, only
errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream. Using
option --verbose also informational messages like processing details
are reported. Option --debug can be used to get more details on the
internal activity, e.g. for debugging purposes. Other logging levels
can be selected using option --log-level. In --quiet mode only fatal
errors are reported. In such very severe error events, the application
will usually terminate. For more details on the different logging
levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'.
In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with
logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option
--log-config can be used. This configuration file also allows for
directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for
filtering certain messages based on the module or application where
they are generated. An example configuration file is provided in
<etcdir>/logger.cfg).
COMMAND LINE
All command line tools use the following notation for parameters:
square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots
indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both
means 0 to n values.
Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+'
or '-' sign, respectively. Usually, order and position of command line
options are arbitrary (i.e. they can appear anywhere). However, if
options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used. This
behaviour conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix
shells.
In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@'
sign as a prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt). Such a command
argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file
(multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator unless they
appear between two quotation marks) prior to any further evaluation.
Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file.
This simple but effective approach allows to summarize common
combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing
command lines (an example is provided in file <datadir>/dumppat.txt).
ENVIRONMENT
The dcm2pdf utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries
specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e. if
the DCMDICTPATH environment variable is not set, the file
<datadir>/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into
the application (default for Windows).
The default behaviour should be preferred and the DCMDICTPATH
environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are
required. The DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same format as
the Unix shell PATH variable in that a colon (':') separates entries.
On Windows systems, a semicolon (';') is used as a separator. The data
dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the
DCMDICTPATH environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary
can be loaded.
SEE ALSOpdf2dcm(1)COPYRIGHT
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Germany.
Version 3.6.0 6 Jan 2011 dcm2pdf(1)
