$dcmtk: storescu v3.7.1 2026-10-15 $ storescu: DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU usage: storescu [options] peer port dcmfile-in... parameters: peer hostname of DICOM peer port tcp/ip port number of peer dcmfile-in DICOM file or directory to be transmitted 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 +v --verbose-pc show presentation contexts in verbose mode input options: input file format: +f --read-file read file format or data set (default) +fo --read-file-only read file format only -f --read-dataset read data set without file meta information input files: +sd --scan-directories scan directories for input files (dcmfile-in) +sp --scan-pattern [p]attern: string (only with --scan-directories) pattern for filename matching (wildcards) -r --no-recurse do not recurse within directories (default) +r --recurse recurse within specified directories -rn --no-rename do not rename processed files (default) +rn --rename append .done/.bad to processed files network options: IP protocol version: -i4 --ipv4 use IPv4 only (default) -i6 --ipv6 use IPv6 only -i0 --ip-auto use DNS lookup to determine IP protocol application entity titles: -aet --aetitle [a]etitle: string set my calling AE title (default: STORESCU) -aec --call [a]etitle: string set called AE title of peer (default: ANY-SCP) association negotiation profile from configuration file: -xf --config-file [f]ilename, [p]rofile: string use profile p from config file f proposed transmission transfer syntaxes (not with --config-file): -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 -xi --propose-implicit propose implicit VR little endian TS only -xs --propose-lossless propose default JPEG lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xy --propose-jpeg8 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xx --propose-jpeg12 propose default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xv --propose-j2k-lossless propose JPEG 2000 lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xw --propose-j2k-lossy propose JPEG 2000 lossy TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xt --propose-jls-lossless propose JPEG-LS lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xu --propose-jls-lossy propose JPEG-LS lossy TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xm --propose-mpeg2 propose MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS -xh --propose-mpeg2-high propose MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS -xn --propose-mpeg4 propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.1 TS -xl --propose-mpeg4-bd propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible TS -x2 --propose-mpeg4-2-2d propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS (2D) -x3 --propose-mpeg4-2-3d propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS (3D) -xo --propose-mpeg4-2-st propose MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo / Level 4.2 TS -x4 --propose-hevc propose HEVC/H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS -x5 --propose-hevc10 propose HEVC/H.265 Main 10 Profile / L5.1 TS -xr --propose-rle propose RLE lossless TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -xd --propose-deflated propose deflated expl. VR little endian TS and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes -R --required propose only required presentation contexts (default: propose all supported) +C --combine combine proposed transfer syntaxes (default: separate pres. context for each TS) 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 deflate compression level (only with --propose-deflated or --config-file): +cl --compression-level [l]evel: integer (default: 6) 0=uncompressed, 1=fastest, 9=best compression user identity negotiation: -usr --user [u]ser name: string authenticate using user name u -pwd --password [p]assword: string (only with --user) authenticate using password p -epw --empty-password send empty password (only with --user) -kt --kerberos [f]ilename: string read kerberos ticket from file f --saml [f]ilename: string read SAML request from file f --jwt [f]ilename: string read JWT data from file f -rsp --pos-response expect positive response other network options: -to --timeout [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited) timeout for connection requests -ts --socket-timeout [s]econds: integer (default: 60) timeout for network socket (0 for none) -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) --max-send-pdu [n]umber of bytes: integer (4096..131072) restrict max send pdu to n bytes --repeat [n]umber: integer repeat n times --abort abort association instead of releasing it -nh --no-halt do not halt if unsuccessful store encountered (default: do halt) -up --uid-padding silently correct space-padded UIDs +II --invent-instance invent a new SOP instance UID for every image sent +IR --invent-series [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance) invent a new series UID after n images have been sent (default: 100) +IS --invent-study [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance) invent a new study UID after n series have been sent (default: 50) +IP --invent-patient [n]umber: integer (implies --invent-instance) invent a new patient ID and name after n studies have been sent (default: 25) 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 +tla --anonymous-tls use secure TLS connection without certificate 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) server name indication: --no-sni do not use SNI (default) --request-sni [s]erver name: string request 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) -ic --ignore-peer-cert don't verify peer certificate