dcmgpdir [options] dcmfile-in...
Currently, the following profiles are supported:
dcmfile-in referenced DICOM file
-h --help
print this help text and exit
--version
print version information and exit
-v --verbose
verbose mode, print processing details
-q --quiet
quiet mode, print no warnings and errors
-d --debug
debug mode, print debug information
DICOMDIR identifiers:
+D --output-file [f]ilename : string
generate specific DICOMDIR file
(default: DICOMDIR in current directory)
+F --fileset-id [i]d : string (default: DCMTK_MEDIA_DEMO)
use specific file set ID
+R --descriptor [f]ilename : string
add a file set descriptor file ID
(e.g. README, default: no descriptor)
+C --char-set [c]har-set : string
add a specific character set for descriptor
(default: "ISO_IR 100" if descriptor present)
type 1 attributes:
-I --strict
exit with error if DICOMDIR type 1 attributes
are missing in DICOM file (default)
+I --invent
invent DICOMDIR type 1 attributes if missing in DICOM file
reading:
+id --input-directory [d]irectory : string
read referenced DICOM files from directory d
(default for --recurse: current directory)
-m --keep-filenames
expect filenames to be in DICOM format (default)
+m --map-filenames
map to DICOM filenames (lowercase->uppercase,
and remove trailing period)
-r --no-recurse
do not recurse within directories (default)
+r --recurse
recurse within filesystem directories
+p --pattern [p]attern : string (only with --recurse)
pattern for filename matching (wildcards)
# possibly not available on all systems
checking:
-W --no-consistency-check
do not check files for consistency
+W --warn-inconsist-files
warn about inconsistent files (default)
-a --abort-inconsist-file
abort on first inconsistent file
+Ipi --invent-patient-id
invent new PatientID in case of inconsistent
PatientsName attributes
writing:
-A --replace
replace existing DICOMDIR (default)
+A --append
append to existing DICOMDIR
-w --discard
do not write out DICOMDIR
-nb --no-backup
do not create a backup of existing DICOMDIR
post-1993 value representations:
+u --enable-new-vr
enable support for new VRs (UN/UT) (default)
-u --disable-new-vr
disable support for new VRs, convert to OB
group length encoding:
-g --group-length-remove
write without group length elements (default)
+g --group-length-create
write with group length elements
length encoding in sequences and items:
+e --length-explicit
write with explicit lengths (default)
-e --length-undefined
write with undefined lengths
A DICOMDIR file will only be constructed if all files have passed initial tests.
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) 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 share/data/dumppat.txt).
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. 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.