.TH "storescu" 1 "Tue Dec 19 2023" "Version 3.6.8" "OFFIS DCMTK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.nh
.SH NAME
storescu \- DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.PP
.nf
storescu [options] peer port dcmfile-in\&.\&.\&.
.fi
.PP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The \fBstorescu\fP application implements a Service Class User (SCU) for the Storage Service Class\&. For each DICOM file on the command line it sends a C-STORE message to a Storage Service Class Provider (SCP) and waits for a response\&. The application can be used to transmit DICOM images and other DICOM composite objects\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
.PP
.nf
peer        hostname of DICOM peer

port        tcp/ip port number of peer

dcmfile-in  DICOM file or directory to be transmitted
.fi
.PP
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.SS "general options"
.PP
.nf
  -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
.fi
.PP
.SS "input options"
.PP
.nf
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)

          # possibly not available on all systems

  -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
.fi
.PP
.SS "network options"
.PP
.nf
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 only

  -xh   --propose-mpeg2-high
          propose MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS only

  -xn   --propose-mpeg4
          propose MPEG4 AVC/H\&.264 High Profile / Level 4\&.1 TS only

  -xl   --propose-mpeg4-bd
          propose MPEG4 AVC/H\&.264 BD-compatible HP / Level 4\&.1 TS only

  -x2   --propose-mpeg4-2-2d
          propose MPEG4 AVC/H\&.264 HP / Level 4\&.2 TS for 2D Videos only

  -x3   --propose-mpeg4-2-3d
          propose MPEG4 AVC/H\&.264 HP / Level 4\&.2 TS for 3D Videos only

  -xo   --propose-mpeg4-2-st
          propose MPEG4 AVC/H\&.264 Stereo HP / Level 4\&.2 TS only

  -x4   --propose-hevc
          propose HEVC H\&.265 Main Profile / Level 5\&.1 TS only

  -x5   --propose-hevc10
          propose HEVC H\&.265 Main 10 Profile / Level 5\&.1 TS only

  -xr   --propose-rle
          propose RLE lossless TS
          and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes

  -xd   --propose-deflated
          propose deflated explicit VR little endian TS
          and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes

  -R    --required
          propose only required presentation contexts
          (default: propose all supported)

          # This will also work with storage SOP classes that are
          # supported by DCMTK but are not in the list of SOP classes
          # proposed by default\&.

  +C    --combine
          combine proposed transfer syntaxes
          (default: separate presentation 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)
.fi
.PP
.SS "transport layer security (TLS) options"
.PP
.nf
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 certificates 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:

  +pg   --profile-8996
          BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile (default)

  +pm   --profile-8996-mod
          Modified BCP 195 RFC 8996 TLS Profile

          # only available if underlying TLS library supports
          # all TLS features required for this 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)

  +pb   --profile-basic
          Basic TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired)

          # only available if underlying TLS library supports 3DES

  +pa   --profile-aes
          AES TLS Secure Transport Connection Profile (retired)

  +pn   --profile-null
          Authenticated unencrypted communication
          (retired, was used in IHE ATNA)

ciphersuite:

  +cc   --list-ciphers
          show list of supported TLS ciphersuites and exit

  +cs   --cipher  [c]iphersuite name: string
          add ciphersuite to list of negotiated suites

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 certificate, fail if absent (default)

  -ic   --ignore-peer-cert
          don't verify peer certificate
.fi
.PP
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
.SS "Scanning Directories"
Adding directories as a parameter to the command line only makes sense if option \fI--scan-directories\fP is also given\&. If the files in the provided directories should be selected according to a specific name pattern (e\&.g\&. using wildcard matching), option \fI--scan-pattern\fP has to be used\&. Please note that this file pattern only applies to the files within the scanned directories, and, if any other patterns are specified on the command line outside the \fI--scan-pattern\fP option (e\&.g\&. in order to select further files), these do not apply to the specified directories\&.
.SS "DICOM Conformance"
The \fBstorescu\fP application supports the following Storage SOP Classes as an SCU:
.PP
.PP
.nf
ComputedRadiographyImageStorage                      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1
DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.1
DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing                 1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.1
DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.2
DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.2\&.1
DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.3
DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing        1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.1\&.3\&.1
CTImageStorage                                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.2
EnhancedCTImageStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.2\&.1
UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage                     1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.3\&.1
MRImageStorage                                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.4
EnhancedMRImageStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.4\&.1
MRSpectroscopyStorage                                1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.4\&.2
UltrasoundImageStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.6\&.1
SecondaryCaptureImageStorage                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.7
MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.7\&.1
MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage  1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.7\&.2
MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage  1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.7\&.3
MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.7\&.4
TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.1\&.1
GeneralECGWaveformStorage                            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.1\&.2
AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.1\&.3
HemodynamicWaveformStorage                           1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.2\&.1
CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage              1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.3\&.1
BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.9\&.4\&.1
GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.11\&.1
ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage                1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.11\&.2
PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage          1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.11\&.3
BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage             1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.11\&.4
XRayAngiographicImageStorage                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.12\&.1
EnhancedXAImageStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.12\&.1\&.1
XRayRadiofluoroscopicImageStorage                    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.12\&.2
EnhancedXRFImageStorage                              1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.12\&.2\&.1
NuclearMedicineImageStorage                          1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.20
RawDataStorage                                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.66
SpatialRegistrationStorage                           1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.66\&.1
SpatialFiducialsStorage                              1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.66\&.2
RealWorldValueMappingStorage                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.67
VLEndoscopicImageStorage                             1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.1
VLMicroscopicImageStorage                            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.2
VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.3
VLPhotographicImageStorage                           1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.4
OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage                1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.5\&.1
OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.5\&.2
StereometricRelationshipStorage                      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.5\&.3
OphthalmicTomographyImageStorage                     1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.77\&.1\&.5\&.4
BasicTextSRStorage                                   1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.11
EnhancedSRStorage                                    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.22
ComprehensiveSRStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.33
ProcedureLogStorage                                  1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.40
MammographyCADSRStorage                              1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.50
KeyObjectSelectionDocumentStorage                    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.59
ChestCADSRStorage                                    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.65
XRayRadiationDoseSRStorage                           1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.67
ColonCADSRStorage                                    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.88\&.69
EncapsulatedPDFStorage                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.104\&.1
PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.128
RTImageStorage                                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.1
RTDoseStorage                                        1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.2
RTStructureSetStorage                                1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.3
RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage                        1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.4
RTPlanStorage                                        1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.5
RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.6
RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage                      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.5\&.1\&.4\&.1\&.1\&.481\&.7
.fi
.PP
.PP
The default behavior of \fBstorescu\fP is to propose two presentation contexts for each supported SOP class (abstract syntax) - one with the preferred transfer syntax and one with all other uncompressed transfer syntaxes\&. The default preferred transfer syntax is explicit VR with byte ordering corresponding to the local byte ordering of the machine on which \fBstorescu\fP is running\&. This behavior can be changed with the \fI--propose\fP, \fI--combine\fP and \fI--required\fP options, see above\&. Depending on these options, the following transfer syntaxes are supported:
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.nf
LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax                   1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2
LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                   1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.1
DeflatedExplicitVRLittleEndianTransferSyntax         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.1\&.99
BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                      1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.2
JPEGProcess1TransferSyntax                           1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.50
JPEGProcess2_4TransferSyntax                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.51
JPEGProcess14SV1TransferSyntax                       1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.70
JPEGLSLosslessTransferSyntax                         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.80
JPEGLSLossyTransferSyntax                            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.81
JPEG2000LosslessOnlyTransferSyntax                   1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.90
JPEG2000TransferSyntax                               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.91
MPEG2MainProfileAtMainLevelTransferSyntax            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.100
MPEG2MainProfileAtHighLevelTransferSyntax            1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.101
MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax               1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.102
MPEG4BDcompatibleHighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax   1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.103
MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For2DVideoTransferSyntax    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.104
MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For3DVideoTransferSyntax    1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.105
MPEG4StereoHighProfileLevel4_2TransferSyntax         1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.106
HEVCMainProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax                1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.107
HEVCMain10ProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax              1\&.2\&.840\&.10008\&.1\&.2\&.4\&.108
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Additional Storage SOP Classes and Transfer Syntaxes can be used with the so-called 'association negotiation profiles' (see below)\&.
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The \fBstorescu\fP application does not support extended negotiation by default\&. However, using an appropriate association negotiation profile (see below) the optional support for extended negotiation can be added to particular SOP classes\&.
.SS "Association Negotiation Profiles and Configuration Files"
\fBstorescu\fP supports a flexible mechanism for specifying the DICOM network association negotiation behavior, based on so-called 'association
negotiation profiles' which may be read from a configuration file\&. The format and semantics of this configuration file are documented in \fIasconfig\&.txt\fP\&.
.SS "User Identity Negotiation"
When specifying user name and/or password using options \fI--user\fP and -e --password, the value has to be provided in UTF-8 encoding\&.
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If the option \fI--pos-response\fP is used, the SCP is asked to explicitly respond, i\&.e\&. acknowledge, the user credentials provided in the \fBstorescu\fP request\&. Otherwise, if no such response is sent, \fBstorescu\fP will not continue but instead abort the connection\&. Since User Identity Negotiation is an optional feature that has been introduced later into the standard, many SCPs will not check the user identity provided and therefore will not provide a user identity response at all\&.
.SH "LOGGING"
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The level of logging output of the various command line tools and underlying libraries can be specified by the user\&. By default, only errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream\&. Using option \fI--verbose\fP also informational messages like processing details are reported\&. Option \fI--debug\fP can be used to get more details on the internal activity, e\&.g\&. for debugging purposes\&. Other logging levels can be selected using option \fI--log-level\fP\&. In \fI--quiet\fP mode only fatal errors are reported\&. In such very severe error events, the application will usually terminate\&. For more details on the different logging levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'\&.
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In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option \fI--log-config\fP can be used\&. This configuration file also allows for directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for filtering certain messages based on the module or application where they are generated\&. An example configuration file is provided in \fI<etcdir>/logger\&.cfg\fP\&.
.SH "COMMAND LINE"
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All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0 to n values\&.
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Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+' or '-' sign, respectively\&. Usually, order and position of command line options are arbitrary (i\&.e\&. they can appear anywhere)\&. However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used\&. This behavior conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells\&.
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In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e\&.g\&. \fI@command\&.txt\fP)\&. Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file (multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator unless they appear between two quotation marks) prior to any further evaluation\&. Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file\&. This simple but effective approach allows one to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file \fI<datadir>/dumppat\&.txt\fP)\&.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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The \fBstorescu\fP utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. By default, i\&.e\&. if the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable is not set, the file \fI<datadir>/dicom\&.dic\fP will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows)\&.
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The default behavior should be preferred and the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required\&. The \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell \fIPATH\fP variable in that a colon (':') separates entries\&. On Windows systems, a semicolon (';') is used as a separator\&. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded\&.
.SH "FILES"
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\fI<docdir>/asconfig\&.txt\fP - configuration file documentation
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\fI<etcdir>/storescu\&.cfg\fP - example association negotiation profile
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBstorescp\fP(1)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright (C) 1996-2023 by OFFIS e\&.V\&., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany\&.