GDCMDIFF(1)

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version 3.0.24 · 12 versions
, in opensuse-leap 16.0

💖 NAME 💖

gdcmdiff — straight out of the DICOM Manipulation manual — literally dumps the differences of two DICOM files. bestie, it's a diff tool for DICOM, periodt. 🩺✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

gdcmdiff [options] file1 file2

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the gdcmdiff command line program takes as input two DICOM files: file1 and file2. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

  • file1 — DICOM input filename. the first one, the input, iykyk.
  • file2 — DICOM output filename. yes, that's what the manpage says: output filename. not me questioning it, just delivering the facts fr fr. 🙈

✨ OPTIONS ✨

💅 specific options 💅

  • -m, --meta — Compare metainformation. Default is off. so if you want the meta tea, you gotta ask for it. 👑
  • -t <n>, --truncate <n> — String values trimmed to n characters. short and cute, literally. 🎀

🌈 general options 🌈

  • -h, --help — print this help text and exit. iconic escape hatch. 🚪✨
  • -v, --version — print version information and exit. lore drop, then bye. 📜
  • -V, --verbose — verbose mode (warning+error). 👀
  • -W, --warning — warning mode, print warning information. ⚠️
  • -E, --error — error mode, print error information. 🚨
  • -D, --debug — debug mode, print debug information. detective mode activated. 🔍

🧚 SIMPLE USAGE 🧚

gdcmdiff is a great tool to produce a diff in between two DICOM files. Usage is simply:

$ gdcmdiff input1.dcm input2.dcm

no cap, that's it. two files, one diff, main character energy. 💖

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Mathieu Malaterre — Main developer. respect the icon. 🫶

Copyright © 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre

cute little sign-off: this page is from GDCM 3.0.24, dated 12/25/2025, and it's the GDCMDIFF(1) manual page. slay, bye bestie 💅💖
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