dcm_diff(1)

Compare the attributes in two DICOM files.

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Description

dcm_diff - Compare the attributes in two DICOM files.

dcm_diff [-b] [-t] [-v] [-g] [-o] [-z] file1 file2

dcm_diff reads the user designated files and compares attribute values. Differencs are printed to the standard output.

dcm_diff accepts the following options:

	-b		Input files are stored in big-endian byte order
	-g		Remove group length elements
	-l		Use (retired) length-to-end attribute for object length
	-o		Place output in verbose mode
	-t		Read file assuming DICOM Part 10 format
	-v		Place DCM facility in verbose mode
	-z		Perform format conversion (verificatioon) on data in files
	file1 file2		Comparison files