/usr/bin/dcmdrle

$dcmtk: dcmdrle v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $

dcmdrle: Decode RLE-compressed DICOM file
usage: dcmdrle [options] dcmfile-in dcmfile-out

parameters:
  dcmfile-in                    DICOM input filename to be converted
                                ("-" for stdin)
  dcmfile-out                   DICOM output filename
                                ("-" for stdout)

general options:
  -h     --help                 print this help text and exit
         --version              print version information and exit
         --arguments            print expanded command line arguments
  -q     --quiet                quiet mode, print no warnings and errors
  -v     --verbose              verbose mode, print processing details
  -d     --debug                debug mode, print debug information
  -ll    --log-level            [l]evel: string constant
                                (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
                                use level l for the logger
  -lc    --log-config           [f]ilename: string
                                use config file f for the logger
input options:
  input file format:
    +f   --read-file            read file format or data set (default)
    +fo  --read-file-only       read file format only
    -f   --read-dataset         read data set without file meta information
processing options:
  SOP Instance UID:
    +ud  --uid-default          keep same SOP Instance UID (default)
    +ua  --uid-always           always assign new UID
  RLE byte segment order:
    +bd  --byte-order-default   most significant byte first (default)
    +br  --byte-order-reverse   least significant byte first
output options:
  output file format:
    +F   --write-file           write file format (default)
    -F   --write-dataset        write data set without file meta information
  output transfer syntax:
    +te  --write-xfer-little    write with explicit VR little endian (default)
    +tb  --write-xfer-big       write with explicit VR big endian TS
    +ti  --write-xfer-implicit  write with implicit VR little endian TS
  post-1993 value representations:
    +u   --enable-new-vr        enable support for new VRs (UN/UT) (default)
    -u   --disable-new-vr       disable support for new VRs, convert to OB
  group length encoding:
    +g=  --group-length-recalc  recalculate group lengths if present (default)
    +g   --group-length-create  always write with group length elements
    -g   --group-length-remove  always write without group length elements
  length encoding in sequences and items:
    +e   --length-explicit      write with explicit lengths (default)
    -e   --length-undefined     write with undefined lengths
  data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset):
    -p=  --padding-retain       do not change padding
                                (default if not --write-dataset)
    -p   --padding-off          no padding (implicit if --write-dataset)
    +p   --padding-create       [f]ile-pad [i]tem-pad: integer
                                align file on multiple of f bytes
                                and items on multiple of i bytes