MINCEXTRACT(1)

💖 MINCEXTRACT — dump a hyperslab of MINC file data 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're about to talk about mincextract, and honestly? she's giving data extraction icon energy. this is from the MINC User's Guide, section 1, and she does exactly one thing but she does it flawlessly. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

mincextract — dump a hyperslab of MINC file data 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

mincextract [options] mincfile

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically, mincextract takes a chunk — a hyperslab, if we're being fancy, and we are — of data from a MINC file and dumps it straight to standard output. in whatever format you want, bestie. your choice, your vibe. ✨

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

every single one, no skips, no cap:

• -ascii — write the data out as ascii strings. this is the default, she's the main character. 💅
• -byte — write out the data as 8-bit integers.
• -short — write out the data as 16-bit integers.
• -int — write out the data as 32-bit integers.
• -long — superseded by -int, so like… she's retired. -int ate. 🙈
• -float — write out the data as single precision floating-point values.
• -double — write out the data as double precision floating-point values.
• -filetype — write out the data in the type of the file. matching her outfit to the occasion, obsessed. ✨
• -signed — write out signed data (applies only to integer types).
• -unsigned — write out unsigned data (again, only for integer types).
• -range low high — specify the range of output values.
• -normalize — normalize integer pixel values to the file max and min. this is the default, so she's already doing it whether you asked or not. 💁
• -nonormalize — turn off pixel normalization. bye bestie, no normalizing today.
• -big-endian — request big-endian format (most significant byte first).
• -little-endian — request little-endian format (least significant byte first).
• -image_range low high — specify the range of real image values for normalization.
• -image_minimum min — specify the minimum real image value for normalization.
• -image_maximum max — specify the maximum real image value for normalization.
• -start indexvector — specifies the corner of the hyperslab (C conventions for indices). the indices are either separated by spaces (enclosed by quotes) or by commas (no quotes required). pick your poison, queen. 🍓
• -count indexvector — specifies the edge lengths of the hyperslab to read. same deal: indices separated by spaces (enclosed by quotes) or commas (no quotes required).
• -positive_direction — flip images to always have positive direction.
• -negative_direction — flip images to always have negative direction.
• -any_direction — do not flip images. this is the default.
• +xdirection — flip images to give a positive xspace:step value (left-to-right).
• -xdirection — flip images to give a negative xspace:step value (right-to-left).
• -xanydirection — don't flip images along the x-axis (default).
• +ydirection — flip images to give a positive yspace:step value (post-to-ant).
• -ydirection — flip images to give a negative yspace:step value (ant-to-post).
• -yanydirection — don't flip images along the y-axis (default).
• +zdirection — flip images to give a positive zspace:step value (inf-to-sup).
• -zdirection — flip images to give a negative zspace:step value (sup-to-inf).
• -zanydirection — don't flip images along the z-axis (default).
• -help — print a summary of the command-line options and exit. your little cheat sheet, bestie. 📝
• -version — print the program's version number and exit.

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🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Peter Neelin. we love her. 💜

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🌈 COPYRIGHTS 🌈

Copyright © 1993 by Peter Neelin

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💫 SEE ALSO 💫

minctoraw(1) — go say hi, she's the sibling. 😭

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lowkey reminder: every default in here is a real default and every "superseded" is a real retired flag, so don't come for me if -long doesn't do what you want. she said what she said. 💅

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okay that's the whole page bestie, we ate, no crumbs. this was the MINC User's Guide version, dated $Date: 2004-05-20 21:52:08 $ — yes, 2004, she's vintage, she's iconic, she's still serving. 🎀✨🦋