1dcmmkdir(1)                       OFFIS DCMTK                      dcmmkdir(1)
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NAME

6       dcmmkdir - Create a DICOMDIR file
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SYNOPSIS

10       dcmmkdir [options] [dcmfile-in...]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  dcmmkdir  utility  creates  a  DICOMDIR  file  from  the specified
14       referenced DICOM files according to the DICOM  Part  11  Media  Storage
15       Application Profiles.
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17       Currently  the  following profiles are supported (others might be added
18       later):
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20       • General Purpose CD-R Interchange (STD-GEN-CD)
21       • General Purpose Interchange on DVD-RAM Media (STD-GEN-DVD-RAM)
22       • General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)
23       • General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)
24       • General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)
25       • General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)
26       • General  Purpose  BD  Interchange  with  MPEG2   MP@ML   (STD-GEN-BD-
27         MPEG2-MPML)
28       • General   Purpose   BD  Interchange  with  MPEG2  MP@HL  (STD-GEN-BD-
29         MPEG2-MPHL)
30       • General Purpose BD Interchange  with  MPEG-4  AVC/H.264  HiP@Level4.1
31         (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41)
32       • General  Purpose  BD  Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-Compatible
33         HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)
34       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for
35         2D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)
36       • General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for
37         3D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)
38       • General  Purpose  BD  Interchange  with   MPEG-4   AVC/H.264   Stereo
39         HiP@Level4.2 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-SHPLV42)
40       • General  Purpose USB and Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-
41         USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)
42       • General Purpose USB and Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-
43         GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-J2K)
44       • General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)
45       • DVD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)
46       • Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media (STD-XABC-CD)
47       • 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media (STD-XA1K-CD)
48       • 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD Media (STD-XA1K-DVD)
49       • Dental Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)
50       • CT/MR Studies on various Media (STD-CTMR-xxxx)
51       • Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)
52       • Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)
53       • Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)
54       • Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)
55       • Ultrasound  Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration (STD-US-SC-
56         MF-xxxx)
57       • Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-
58         MF-xxxx)
59       • 12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)
60       • Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)
61       This  tool  extends  dcmgpdir  which  can  only  create General Purpose
62       DICOMDIR files. The  default  behavior  of  dcmmkdir  (with  --general-
63       purpose) is equivalent to that of dcmgpdir.

PARAMETERS

65       dcmfile-in  referenced DICOM file (or directory to be scanned)

OPTIONS

67   general options
68         -h    --help
69                 print this help text and exit
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71               --version
72                 print version information and exit
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74               --arguments
75                 print expanded command line arguments
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77         -q    --quiet
78                 quiet mode, print no warnings and errors
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80         -v    --verbose
81                 verbose mode, print processing details
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83         -d    --debug
84                 debug mode, print debug information
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86         -ll   --log-level  [l]evel: string constant
87                 (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
88                 use level l for the logger
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90         -lc   --log-config  [f]ilename: string
91                 use config file f for the logger
92   input options
93       DICOMDIR identifiers:
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95         +F    --fileset-id  [i]d: string
96                 use specific file-set ID
97                 (default: DCMTK_MEDIA_DEMO, "" for none)
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99         +R    --descriptor  [f]ilename: string
100                 add a file-set descriptor file ID
101                 (e.g. README, default: no descriptor)
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103         +C    --char-set  [c]harset: string
104                 add a specific character set for descriptor
105                 (default: "ISO_IR 100" if descriptor present)
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107       reading:
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109         +id   --input-directory  [d]irectory: string
110                 read referenced DICOM files from directory d
111                 (default for --recurse: current directory)
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113         -m    --keep-filenames
114                 expect filenames to be in DICOM format (default)
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116         +m    --map-filenames
117                 map to DICOM filenames (lowercase->uppercase,
118                 and remove trailing period)
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120         -r    --no-recurse
121                 do not recurse within directories (default)
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123         +r    --recurse
124                 recurse within filesystem directories
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126         +p    --pattern  [p]attern: string (only with --recurse)
127                 pattern for filename matching (wildcards)
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129                 # possibly not available on all systems
130   processing options
131       consistency check:
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133         -W    --no-consistency-check
134                 do not check files for consistency
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136         +W    --warn-inconsist-files
137                 warn about inconsistent files (default)
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139         -a    --abort-inconsist-file
140                 abort on first inconsistent file
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142       type 1 attributes:
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144         -I    --strict
145                 exit with error if DICOMDIR type 1 attributes
146                 are missing in DICOM file (default)
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148         +I    --invent
149                 invent DICOMDIR type 1 attributes if missing in DICOM file
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151         +Ipi  --invent-patient-id
152                 invent new PatientID in case of inconsistent
153                 PatientName attributes
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155       other checks:
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157         +Nrs  --allow-retired-sop
158                 allow retired SOP classes defined in previous editions
159                 of the DICOM standard
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161         -Nxc  --no-xfer-check
162                 do not reject images with non-standard transfer syntax
163                 (just warn)
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165         -Nec  --no-encoding-check
166                 do not reject images with non-standard pixel encoding
167                 (just warn)
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169         -Nrc  --no-resolution-check
170                 do not reject images with non-standard spatial resolution
171                 (just warn)
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173       icon images:
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175         +X    --add-icon-image
176                 add monochrome icon image on IMAGE level
177                 (default for cardiac profiles)
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179         -Xs   --icon-image-size  [s]ize: integer (1..128)
180                 width and height of the icon image (in pixel)
181                 (fixed: 128 for XA, 64 for CT/MR profile)
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183         -Xi   --icon-file-prefix  [p]refix: string
184                 use PGM image 'prefix'+'dcmfile-in' as icon
185                 (default: create icon from DICOM image)
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187         -Xd   --default-icon  [f]ilename: string
188                 use specified PGM image if icon cannot be
189                 created automatically (default: black image)
190   output options
191       DICOMDIR file:
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193         +D    --output-file  [f]ilename: string
194                 generate specific DICOMDIR file
195                 (default: DICOMDIR in current directory)
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197       profiles:
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199         -Pgp  --general-purpose
200                 General Purpose Interchange on CD-R or DVD-RAM Media
201                 (STD-GEN-CD/DVD-RAM, default)
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203         -Pdv  --general-dvd-jpeg
204                 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG
205                 (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)
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207         -Pd2  --general-dvd-j2k
208                 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000
209                 (STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)
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211         -Pbd  --general-bd-jpeg
212                 General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG
213                 (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)
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215         -Pb2  --general-bd-j2k
216                 General Purpose BD Interchange with JPEG 2000
217                 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)
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219         -Pbm  --general-bd-mpeg2-mpml
220                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML
221                 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPML)
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223         -Pbh  --general-bd-mpeg2-mphl
224                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@HL
225                 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPHL)
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227         -Pba  --general-bd-mpeg4-hp
228                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
229                 HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41)
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231         -Pbb  --general-bd-mpeg4-hpbd
232                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
233                 BD-Compatible HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)
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235               --general-bd-mpeg4-hp2d
236                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
237                 HiP@Level4.2 for 2D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)
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239               --general-bd-mpeg4-hp3d
240                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
241                 HiP@Level4.2 for 3D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)
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243               --general-bd-mpeg4-hpst
244                 General Purpose BD Interchange with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
245                 Stereo HiP@Level4.2 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-SHPLV42)
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247         -Pfl  --usb-and-flash-jpeg
248                 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG
249                 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)
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251         -Pf2  --usb-and-flash-j2k
252                 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG 2000
253                 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-J2K)
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255         -Pmi  --general-mime
256                 General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)
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258         -Pmp  --mpeg2-mpml-dvd
259                 DVD Interchange with MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level
260                 (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)
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262         -Pbc  --basic-cardiac
263                 Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
264                 (STD-XABC-CD)
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266         -Pxa  --xray-angiographic
267                 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
268                 (STD-XA1K-CD)
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270         -Pxd  --xray-angiographic-dvd
271                 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD Media
272                 (STD-XA1K-DVD)
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274         -Pde  --dental-radiograph
275                 Dental Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)
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277         -Pcm  --ct-and-mr
278                 CT/MR Studies (STD-CTMR-xxxx)
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280         -Pus  --ultrasound-id-sf
281                 Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display
282                 (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)
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284               --ultrasound-sc-sf
285                 Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration
286                 (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)
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288               --ultrasound-cc-sf
289                 Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration
290                 (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)
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292         -Pum  --ultrasound-id-mf
293                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display
294                 (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)
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296               --ultrasound-sc-mf
297                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration
298                 (STD-UD-SC-MF-xxxx)
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300               --ultrasound-cc-mf
301                 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration
302                 (STD-UD-CC-MF-xxxx)
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304         -Pec  --12-lead-ecg
305                 12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette
306                 (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)
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308         -Phd  --hemodynamic-waveform
309                 Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette
310                 (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)
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312       writing:
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314         -A    --replace
315                 replace existing DICOMDIR (default)
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317         +A    --append
318                 append to existing DICOMDIR
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320         +U    --update
321                 update existing DICOMDIR
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323         -w    --discard
324                 do not write out DICOMDIR
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326       backup:
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328               --create-backup
329                 create a backup of existing DICOMDIR (default)
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331         -nb   --no-backup
332                 do not create a backup of existing DICOMDIR
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334       post-1993 value representations:
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336         +u    --enable-new-vr
337                 enable support for new VRs (UN/UT) (default)
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339         -u    --disable-new-vr
340                 disable support for new VRs, convert to OB
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342       group length encoding:
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344         -g    --group-length-remove
345                 write without group length elements (default)
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347         +g    --group-length-create
348                 write with group length elements
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350       length encoding in sequences and items:
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352         +e    --length-explicit
353                 write with explicit lengths (default)
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355         -e    --length-undefined
356                 write with undefined lengths

NOTES

358       All  files  specified on the command line (or discovered by recursively
359       examining the contents of directories with the  +r  option)  are  first
360       evaluated  for  their  compatibility  with  the specified Media Storage
361       Application Profile (Part 11). Only appropriate files encoded using one
362       of the allowed Transfer Syntaxes will be accepted. Files having invalid
363       filenames will be rejected  (the  rules  can  be  relaxed  via  the  +m
364       option).  Files  missing  required  attributes will be rejected (the +I
365       option can relax this behavior).
366       A DICOMDIR file will only be  constructed  if  all  files  have  passed
367       initial tests.
368       The  dcmmkdir  utility  also allows one to append new entries to and to
369       update existing entries in a DICOMDIR file. Using option +A new entries
370       are  only appended to the DICOMDIR, i.e. existing records like the ones
371       for PATIENT information are not updated. Using option +U also  existing
372       records   are  updated  according  to  the  information  found  in  the
373       referenced DICOM files. Please note that this update process  might  be
374       slower  than  just  appending  new entries. However, it makes sure that
375       additional information that is required for  the  selected  application
376       profile is also added to existing records.
377       The  support  for  icon  images  is  currently restricted to monochrome
378       images. This might change in the future. Till then,  color  images  are
379       automatically  converted  to  grayscale  mode. The icon size is 128*128
380       pixels for the cardiac profiles (as required by the DICOM standard) and
381       64*64 for all others.
382   Scanning Directories
383       Adding files from directories is possible by using option --recurse. If
384       no further command line parameters are given, the  directory  specified
385       by option --input-directory (default: current directory) is scanned for
386       files. If parameters are given, they  can  either  specify  a  file  or
387       directory  name;  the input directory is always prepended. If the files
388       in the provided directories should be selected according to a  specific
389       name pattern (e.g. using wildcard matching), option --pattern has to be
390       used. Please note that this file pattern  only  applies  to  the  files
391       within  the  scanned  directories,  and,  if  any  other  patterns  are
392       specified on the command  line  outside  the  --input-directory  option
393       (e.g.  in  order  to  select  further files), these do not apply to the
394       specified directories.

LOGGING

396       The level of logging output of  the  various  command  line  tools  and
397       underlying  libraries  can  be  specified by the user. By default, only
398       errors and warnings are written to the  standard  error  stream.  Using
399       option  --verbose  also  informational messages like processing details
400       are reported. Option --debug can be used to get  more  details  on  the
401       internal  activity,  e.g.  for debugging purposes. Other logging levels
402       can be selected using option --log-level. In --quiet  mode  only  fatal
403       errors  are reported. In such very severe error events, the application
404       will usually terminate. For  more  details  on  the  different  logging
405       levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'.
406       In  case  the logging output should be written to file (optionally with
407       logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log  (Windows)  option
408       --log-config  can  be  used.  This  configuration  file also allows for
409       directing only certain messages to a particular output stream  and  for
410       filtering  certain  messages  based  on the module or application where
411       they are generated.  An  example  configuration  file  is  provided  in
412       <etcdir>/logger.cfg.

COMMAND LINE

414       All  command  line  tools  use  the  following notation for parameters:
415       square brackets enclose optional  values  (0-1),  three  trailing  dots
416       indicate  that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both
417       means 0 to n values.
418       Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+'
419       or  '-' sign, respectively. Usually, order and position of command line
420       options are arbitrary (i.e. they  can  appear  anywhere).  However,  if
421       options  are  mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used. This
422       behavior conforms to the  standard  evaluation  rules  of  common  Unix
423       shells.
424       In  addition,  one  or more command files can be specified using an '@'
425       sign as a prefix to the filename (e.g. @command.txt).  Such  a  command
426       argument  is  replaced  by  the  content of the corresponding text file
427       (multiple whitespaces are treated as a  single  separator  unless  they
428       appear  between  two  quotation marks) prior to any further evaluation.
429       Please note that a command file cannot contain  another  command  file.
430       This  simple  but  effective  approach  allows  one to summarize common
431       combinations of options/parameters and  avoids  longish  and  confusing
432       command lines (an example is provided in file <datadir>/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT

434       The  dcmmkdir  utility  will  attempt  to  load DICOM data dictionaries
435       specified in the DCMDICTPATH environment variable. By default, i.e.  if
436       the   DCMDICTPATH   environment   variable   is   not   set,  the  file
437       <datadir>/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is built  into
438       the application (default for Windows).
439       The   default   behavior   should  be  preferred  and  the  DCMDICTPATH
440       environment variable only used when alternative data  dictionaries  are
441       required.  The  DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same format as
442       the Unix shell PATH variable in that a colon (':')  separates  entries.
443       On  Windows systems, a semicolon (';') is used as a separator. The data
444       dictionary code will  attempt  to  load  each  file  specified  in  the
445       DCMDICTPATH  environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary
446       can be loaded.

SEE ALSO

448       dcmgpdir(1)
450       Copyright (C) 2001-2022 by OFFIS e.V., Escherweg  2,  26121  Oldenburg,
451       Germany.
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