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.\"     Title: gdcmdiff
.\"    Author: Mathieu Malaterre
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.\"      Date: 03/26/2019
.\"    Manual: DICOM Manipulation.
.\"    Source: GDCM 2.8.8
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "GDCMDIFF" "1" "03/26/2019" "GDCM 2\&.8\&.8" "DICOM Manipulation\&."
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.SH "NAME"
gdcmdiff \- dumps differences of two DICOM files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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gdcmdiff [options] file1 file2
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The
\fBgdcmdiff\fR
command line program takes as input two DICOM files: file1 and file2\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
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file1   DICOM input filename

file2   DICOM output filename
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.SH "OPTIONS"
.SS "specific options"
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  \-m      \-\-meta          Compare metainformation\&. Default is off\&.
  \-t <n>  \-\-truncate <n>  String values trimmed to n characters\&.
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.SS "general options"
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  \-h   \-\-help
         print this help text and exit

  \-v   \-\-version
         print version information and exit

  \-V   \-\-verbose
         verbose mode (warning+error)\&.

  \-W   \-\-warning
         warning mode, print warning information

  \-E   \-\-error
         error mode, print error information

  \-D   \-\-debug
         debug mode, print debug information
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.SH "SIMPLE USAGE"
.PP
\fBgdcmdiff\fR
is a great tool to produce a diff in between two DICOM files\&. Usage is simply:
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$ gdcmdiff input1\&.dcm input2\&.dcm
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBgdcmdump\fR(1),
\fBgdcminfo\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBMathieu Malaterre\fR
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Main developer
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre
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