GDCMXML(1)

🦋 GDCMXML(1) 🦋

okay bestie, this is the GDCMXML(1) page from the DICOM Manipulation manual, and we are gonna get you fluent in it. no cap. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

gdcmxml — provides a tool to convert a DICOM file into a XML infoset and vice-versa. literally that is the whole job. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gdcmxml [options] file-in[DICOM or XML] file-out[XML or DICOM]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

The gdcmxml command line program converts a DICOM file (DataSet) into an XML file (according to the Native DICOM Model) or vice-versa. both directions, one iconic little command. ✨

For those familiar with DCMTK, this provides binary capabilities (i.e. functionality of both dcm2xml and xml2dcm). iykyk. 🔥

The XML infoset — which is from the DICOM file gdcmXMLPrintet Class — is in strict compliance with the Native DICOM Model as given in Supp 118. strict compliance, bestie 🎀

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• file-in — DICOM or XML input filename (cannot be absent). 🚨 cannot be absent, fr fr
• file-out — output filename (can be absent).

👑 OPTIONS 👑

• -i, --input — DICOM filename
• -o, --output — DICOM filename

🔥 OPTIONS FOR DICOM TO XML 🔥

• -B, --loadBulkData — Loads bulk data into a binary file named "UUID" (by default UUID are written).

🌈 OPTIONS FOR XML TO DICOM 🌈

• -B, --loadBulkData — Loads bulk data from a binary file named as the "UUID" in XML file (by default UUID are written).
• -T, --TransferSyntax — Loads transfer syntax from file (default is LittleEndianImplicit).

⭐ GENERAL OPTIONS ⭐

• -h, --help — print this help text and exit
• -v, --version — print version information and exit
• -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

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• gdcmdump(1)
• gdcmconv(1)

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Mathieu Malaterre — Main developer

📜 COPYRIGHT 📜

Copyright © 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre

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This page is from GDCM 3.0.24, dated 12/25/2025 — bye bestie, go convert something iconic 🦋✨💅