/usr/bin/dump2dcm

$dcmtk: dump2dcm v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $

dump2dcm: Convert ASCII dump to DICOM file
usage: dump2dcm [options] dumpfile-in dcmfile-out

parameters:
  dumpfile-in                   dump input filename
  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-meta-info       read meta information if present (default)
    -f   --ignore-meta-info     ignore file meta information
  file contents byte ordering:
    +rl  --read-file-little     read OW data with little endian (default)
    +rb  --read-file-big        read OW data from file with big endian
  other input options:
    +l   --line                 [m]ax-length: integer
                                maximum line length m (default: 4096)
processing options:
  unique identifiers:
    +Ug  --generate-new-uids    generate new Study/Series/SOP Instance UID
    -Uo  --dont-overwrite-uids  do not overwrite existing UIDs (default)
    +Uo  --overwrite-uids       overwrite existing UIDs
output options:
  output file format:
    +F   --write-file           write file format (default)
    -F   --write-dataset        write data set without file meta information
    +Fu  --update-meta-info     update particular file meta information
  output transfer syntax:
    +t=  --write-xfer-same      write with same TS as input (default)
    +te  --write-xfer-little    write with explicit VR little endian
    +tb  --write-xfer-big       write with explicit VR big endian TS
    +ti  --write-xfer-implicit  write with implicit VR little endian TS
    +td  --write-xfer-deflated  write with deflated expl. VR little endian TS
  error handling:
    -E   --stop-on-error        do not write if dump is damaged (default)
    +E   --ignore-errors        attempt to write even if dump is damaged
  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)
    -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
  deflate compression level (only with --write-xfer-deflated):
    +cl  --compression-level    [l]evel: integer (default: 6)
                                0=uncompressed, 1=fastest, 9=best compression