$dcmtk: movescu v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $ movescu: DICOM retrieve (C-MOVE) SCU usage: movescu [options] peer port [dcmfile-in...] parameters: peer hostname of DICOM peer port tcp/ip port number of peer dcmfile-in DICOM query file(s) 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 network options: IP protocol version: -i4 --ipv4 use IPv4 only (default) -i6 --ipv6 use IPv6 only -i0 --ip-auto use IPv6/IPv4 dual stack override matching keys: -k --key [k]ey: gggg,eeee="str" or dict. name="str" override matching key query information model: -P --patient use patient root information model (default) -S --study use study root information model -O --psonly use patient/study only information model application entity titles: -aet --aetitle [a]etitle: string set my calling AE title (default: MOVESCU) -aec --call [a]etitle: string set called AE title of peer (default: ANY-SCP) -aem --move [a]etitle: string set move destinat. AE title (default: MOVESCU) preferred network transfer syntaxes (incoming associations): +x= --prefer-uncompr prefer explicit VR local byte order (default) +xe --prefer-little prefer explicit VR little endian TS +xb --prefer-big prefer explicit VR big endian TS +xs --prefer-lossless prefer default JPEG lossless TS +xy --prefer-jpeg8 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data +xx --prefer-jpeg12 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data +xv --prefer-j2k-lossless prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS +xw --prefer-j2k-lossy prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS +xt --prefer-jls-lossless prefer JPEG-LS lossless TS +xu --prefer-jls-lossy prefer JPEG-LS lossy TS +xm --prefer-mpeg2 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS +xh --prefer-mpeg2-high prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS +xn --prefer-mpeg4 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.1 TS +xl --prefer-mpeg4-bd prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible TS +x2 --prefer-mpeg4-2-2d prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS (2D) +x3 --prefer-mpeg4-2-3d prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS (3D) +xo --prefer-mpeg4-2-st prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo HP / Level 4.2 TS +x4 --prefer-hevc prefer HEVC/H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS +x5 --prefer-hevc10 prefer HEVC/H.265 Main 10 Profile / L5.1 TS +xr --prefer-rle prefer RLE lossless TS +xd --prefer-deflated prefer deflated explicit VR little endian TS +xi --implicit accept implicit VR little endian TS only +xa --accept-all accept all supported transfer syntaxes proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations): -x= --propose-uncompr propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR with local byte ordering first (default) -xe --propose-little propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR little endian first -xb --propose-big propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR big endian first -xd --propose-deflated propose deflated explicit VR little endian TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xi --propose-implicit propose implicit VR little endian TS only port for incoming network associations: --no-port no port for incoming associations (default) +P --port [n]umber: integer port number for incoming associations handling of illegal datasets following 'pending' move responses: -pi --pending-ignore assume no dataset present (default) -pr --pending-read read and ignore dataset other network options: -to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for connection requests -ta --acse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 30) timeout for ACSE messages -td --dimse-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for DIMSE messages -pdu --max-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer (4096..131072) set max receive pdu to n bytes (default: 16384) -dhl --disable-host-lookup disable hostname lookup --repeat [n]umber: integer repeat n times --abort abort association instead of releasing it --ignore ignore store data, receive but do not store --cancel [n]umber: integer cancel after n responses (default: never) -up --uid-padding silently correct space-padded UIDs transport layer security (TLS) options: transport protocol stack: -tls --disable-tls use normal TCP/IP connection (default) +tls --enable-tls [p]rivate key file, [c]ertificate file: string use authenticated secure TLS connection private key password (only with --enable-tls): +ps --std-passwd prompt user to type password on stdin (default) +pw --use-passwd [p]assword: string use specified password -pw --null-passwd use empty string as password key and certificate file format: -pem --pem-keys read keys and certs as PEM file (default) -der --der-keys read keys and certificates as DER file certification authority: +cf --add-cert-file [f]ilename: string add certificate file to list of certificates +cd --add-cert-dir [d]irectory: string add certificates in d to list of certificates +crl --add-crl-file [f]ilename: string add certificate revocation list file (implies --enable-crl-vfy) +crv --enable-crl-vfy enable leaf CRL verification +cra --enable-crl-all enable full chain CRL verification security profile: +ph --list-profiles list supported TLS profiles and exit +pg --profile-8996 BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile (default) +pm --profile-8996-mod Modified BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile +py --profile-bcp195-nd Non-downgrading BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired) +px --profile-bcp195 BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired) +pz --profile-bcp195-ex Extended BCP 195 TLS Profile (retired) +pa --profile-aes AES TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired) ciphersuite: +cc --list-ciphers list supported TLS ciphersuites and exit +cs --cipher [c]iphersuite name: string add ciphersuite to list of negotiated suites (not with --profile-bcp195-ex) +dp --dhparam [f]ilename: string read DH parameters for DH/DSS ciphersuites server name indication: --no-sni do not use SNI (default) --request-sni [s]erver name: string request server name s --expect-sni [s]erver name: string expect requests for server name s pseudo random generator: +rs --seed [f]ilename: string seed random generator with contents of f +ws --write-seed write back modified seed (only with --seed) +wf --write-seed-file [f]ilename: string (only with --seed) write modified seed to file f peer authentication: -rc --require-peer-cert verify peer cert, fail if absent (default) -vc --verify-peer-cert verify peer certificate if present -ic --ignore-peer-cert don't verify peer certificate output options: general: -od --output-directory [d]irectory: string (default: ".") write received objects to existing directory d bit preserving mode: -B --normal allow implicit format conversions (default) +B --bit-preserving write data exactly as read output file format: +F --write-file write file format (default) -F --write-dataset write data set without file meta information output transfer syntax (not with --bit-preserving or compressed transmission): +t= --write-xfer-same write with same TS as input (default) +te --write-xfer-little write with explicit VR little endian TS +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 post-1993 value representations (not with --bit-preserving): +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 (not with --bit-preserving): +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 (not with --bit-preserving): +e --length-explicit write with explicit lengths (default) -e --length-undefined write with undefined lengths data set trailing padding (not with --write-dataset or --bit-preserving): -p --padding-off no padding (default) +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 -xd or --write-xfer-deflated/same): +cl --compression-level [l]evel: integer (default: 6) 0=uncompressed, 1=fastest, 9=best compression