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/usr/bin/geotifcp

TIFF based interchange format for georeferenced raster imagery

From libgeotiff 1.7.4-r7 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running geotifcp --help (exit 255). permalink

/usr/bin/geotifcp: invalid option -- '-'
usage: gtiffcp [options] input... output
where options are:
 -g file	install GeoTIFF metadata from <file>
 -4 proj4_str	install GeoTIFF metadata from proj4 string
 -e file	install positioning info from ESRI Worldfile <file>
 -v v:k:m      force the GeoTIFF version numbers (v=version, k=key_major, m=minor_rev)
 -a		append to output instead of overwriting
 -8		write BigTIFF instead of default ClassicTIFF
 -o offset	set initial directory offset
 -p contig	pack samples contiguously (e.g. RGBRGB...)
 -p separate	store samples separately (e.g. RRR...GGG...BBB...)
 -s		write output in strips
 -t		write output in tiles
 -i		ignore read errors
 -d		truncate 8 bitspersample to 4bitspersample

 -r #		make each strip have no more than # rows
 -w #		set output tile width (pixels)
 -l #		set output tile length (pixels)

 -f lsb2msb	force lsb-to-msb FillOrder for output
 -f msb2lsb	force msb-to-lsb FillOrder for output

 -c lzw[:opts]	compress output with Lempel-Ziv & Welch encoding
 -c zip[:opts]	compress output with deflate encoding
 -c jpeg[:opts]compress output with JPEG encoding
 -c packbits	compress output with packbits encoding
 -c g3[:opts]	compress output with CCITT Group 3 encoding
 -c g4		compress output with CCITT Group 4 encoding
 -c none	use no compression algorithm on output

Group 3 options:
 1d		use default CCITT Group 3 1D-encoding
 2d		use optional CCITT Group 3 2D-encoding
 fill		byte-align EOL codes
For example, -c g3:2d:fill to get G3-2D-encoded data with byte-aligned EOLs

JPEG options:
 #		set compression quality level (0-100, default 75)
 r		output color image as RGB rather than YCbCr
For example, -c jpeg:r:50 to get JPEG-encoded RGB data with 50% comp. quality

LZW and deflate options:
 #		set predictor value
For example, -c lzw:2 to get LZW-encoded data with horizontal differencing
Options (17)
OptionDescriptionSource
-g fileinstall GeoTIFF metadata from <file>help + man
-4 proj4_strinstall GeoTIFF metadata from proj4 stringhelp + man
-e fileinstall positioning info from ESRI Worldfile <file>help + man
-v v:k:mforce the GeoTIFF version numbers (v=version, k=key_major, m=minor_rev)help
-aappend to output instead of overwritinghelp + man
-8write BigTIFF instead of default ClassicTIFFhelp + man
-o offsetset initial directory offsethelp + man
-p contigpack samples contiguously (e.g. RGBRGB...)help + man
-swrite output in stripshelp + man
-twrite output in tileshelp + man
-iignore read errorshelp + man
-dtruncate 8 bitspersample to 4bitspersamplehelp + man
-r #make each strip have no more than # rowshelp + man
-w #set output tile width (pixels)help + man
-l #set output tile length (pixels)help + man
-f lsb2msbforce lsb-to-msb FillOrder for outputhelp + man
-c lzw[:optscompress output with Lempel-Ziv & Welch encodinghelp + man

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