Command line tools — libdicom documentation

# Command line tools

## dcm-dump

The `dcm-dump` command line tool reads the metadata of a DICOM Data Set stored in a DICOM Part10 file and prints the metadata to standard output:

    dcm-dump /path/to/file.dcm | grep -e Modality -e ImageType

Refer to the man page of the tool for further instructions:

    man dcm-dump

## dcm-getframe

The `dcm-getframe` command line tool will read numbered frames from a DICOM file and print then to stdout. Use the `-o` flag to write to a file instead. Frames are numbered from 1 in the order they appear in the PixelData sequence.

    dcm-getframe /path/to/file.dcm 12 > x.jpg

Refer to the man page of the tool for further instructions:

    man dcm-getframe