dcm_diff(1)

okay bestie, welcome to the dcm_diff(1) page from the General Commands Manual 🌸✨ we're comparing DICOM files and we're gonna have a time 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

dcm_diff — compare the attributes in two DICOM files. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it well 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dcm_diff [-b] [-t] [-v] [-g] [-o] [-z] file1 file2

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so dcm_diff reads the user designated files and compares attribute values. Differencs are printed to the standard output. typo and all, we're keeping it, it's part of the lore 🫶

👑 OPTIONS 👑

dcm_diff accepts the following options: every single one, no skipping, bestie ✨

• -b — input files are stored in big-endian byte order. big-endian girlies rise 🦋
• -g — remove group length elements. bye bye, group lengths 💀
• -l — use (retired) length-to-end attribute for object length. she's retired but still showing up to the function, iconic 👑
• -o — place output in verbose mode. she's gonna talk, and we're gonna listen 🎀
• -t — read file assuming DICOM Part 10 format. Part 10 format, no cap ⭐
• -v — place DCM facility in verbose mode. DCM facility said "let me speak" 🗣️
• -z — perform format conversion (verificatioon) on data in files. yes, verificatioon is spelled like that, periodt 💅
• file1 file2 — comparison files. the two files you're putting in the ring together 🥊

lowkey important: -l is retired, so treat it with the respect and chaos of a flip phone in 2025. iykyk 🙈

and that's the whole page, bestie. this was the dcm_diff(1) manual page from the General Commands Manual, section 1. the footer didn't give us any extra source, version, or date deets — just dcm_diff(1) — so that's the vibe check, and it passed. bye bye, go compare those attributes 💖✨💅🫶