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/usr/bin/tiffcp

Provides support for the Tag Image File Format or TIFF

From tiff 4.7.2-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running tiffcp --help (exit 1). permalink

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LIBTIFF, Version 4.7.2
Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Copy, convert, or combine TIFF files

usage: tiffcp [options] input... output
where options are:
 -a              append to output instead of overwriting
 -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
 -x              force the merged tiff pages in sequence
 -8              write BigTIFF instead of default ClassicTIFF
 -B              write big-endian instead of native byte order
 -L              write little-endian instead of native byte order
 -M              disable use of memory-mapped files
 -C              disable strip chopping
 -i              ignore read errors
 -b file[,#]     bias (dark) monochrome image to be subtracted from all others
 -,=%            use % rather than , to separate image #'s (per Note below)
 -m size         set maximum memory allocation size (MiB). 0 to disable limit.

 -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
    #            set predictor value
    For example, -c lzw:2 for LZW-encoded data with horizontal differencing
 -c zip[:opts]   compress output with deflate encoding
    #            set predictor value
    p#           set compression level (preset)
    For example, -c zip:3:p9 for maximum compression level and floating
                 point predictor.
 -c lzma[:opts]  compress output with LZMA2 encoding
    #            set predictor value
    p#           set compression level (preset)
 -c zstd[:opts]  compress output with ZSTD encoding
    #            set predictor value
    p#           set compression level (preset)
 -c webp[:opts]  compress output with WEBP encoding
    #            set predictor value
    p#           set compression level (preset)
 -c jpeg[:opts]  compress output with JPEG encoding
    #            set compression quality level (0-100, default 75)
    r            output color image as RGB rather than YCbCr
    For example, -c jpeg:r:50 for JPEG-encoded RGB with 50% comp. quality
 -c packbits     compress output with packbits encoding
 -c g3[:opts]    compress output with CCITT Group 3 encoding
    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 for G3-2D-encoded data with byte-aligned EOLs
 -c g4           compress output with CCITT Group 4 encoding
 -c sgilog       compress output with SGILOG encoding
 -c none         use no compression algorithm on output

Note that input filenames may be of the form filename,x,y,z
where x, y, and z specify image numbers in the filename to copy.
example: tiffcp -b esp.tif,1 esp.tif,0 test.tif
    subtract 2nd image in esp.tif from 1st yielding result test.tif
Options (19)
OptionDescriptionSource
-aappend to output instead of overwritinghelp
-o offsetset initial directory offsethelp
-p contigpack samples contiguously (e.g. RGBRGB...)help
-swrite output in stripshelp
-twrite output in tileshelp
-xforce the merged tiff pages in sequencehelp
-8write BigTIFF instead of default ClassicTIFFhelp
-Bwrite big-endian instead of native byte orderhelp
-Lwrite little-endian instead of native byte orderhelp
-Mdisable use of memory-mapped fileshelp
-Cdisable strip choppinghelp
-iignore read errorshelp
-b filebias (dark) monochrome image to be subtracted from all othershelp
-m sizeset maximum memory allocation size (MiB).help
-r #make each strip have no more than # rowshelp
-w #set output tile width (pixels)help
-l #set output tile length (pixels)help
-f lsb2msbforce lsb-to-msb FillOrder for outputhelp
-c lzw[:optscompress output with Lempel-Ziv & Welch encoding # set predictor value For example, -c lzw:2 for LZW-encoded data with horizontal differencinghelp

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