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/usr/bin/vipsheader

A fast image processing library with low memory needs

From libvips 8.18.7-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running vipsheader --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage:
  vipsheader [OPTION…] - print image header

Help Options:
  -h, --help                    Show help options

Application Options:
  -a, --all                     show all fields
  -f, --field=FIELD             print value of FIELD ("getext" reads extension block, "Hist" reads image history)
  -v, --version                 print version
  --vips-concurrency=N          evaluate with N concurrent threads
  --vips-max-coord              maximum coordinate
  --vips-progress               show progress feedback
  --vips-leak                   leak-check on exit
  --vips-profile                profile and dump timing on exit
  --vips-disc-threshold=N       images larger than N are decompressed to disc
  --vips-novector               disable vectorised versions of operations
  --vips-cache-max=N            cache at most N operations
  --vips-cache-max-memory=N     cache at most N bytes in memory
  --vips-cache-max-files=N      allow at most N open files
  --vips-cache-trace            trace operation cache
  --vips-cache-dump             dump operation cache on exit
  --vips-version                print libvips version
  --vips-config                 print libvips config
  --vips-pipe-read-limit        read at most this many bytes from a pipe
Options (19)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help optionshelp
-a, --allShow all fields.help + man
-f, --field FIELDprint value of FIELD ("getext" reads extension block, "Hist" reads image history)help + man
-v, --versionprint versionhelp
--vips-concurrency Nevaluate with N concurrent threadshelp
--vips-max-coordmaximum coordinatehelp
--vips-progressshow progress feedbackhelp
--vips-leakleak-check on exithelp
--vips-profileprofile and dump timing on exithelp
--vips-disc-threshold Nimages larger than N are decompressed to dischelp
--vips-novectordisable vectorised versions of operationshelp
--vips-cache-max Ncache at most N operationshelp
--vips-cache-max-memory Ncache at most N bytes in memoryhelp
--vips-cache-max-files Nallow at most N open fileshelp
--vips-cache-tracetrace operation cachehelp
--vips-cache-dumpdump operation cache on exithelp
--vips-versionprint libvips versionhelp
--vips-configprint libvips confighelp
--vips-pipe-read-limitread at most this many bytes from a pipehelp
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

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