tiffset1
Set or unset a field in a tiff header
Usage
tiffset [options]
filename.tif
Overview
tiffset sets the value of a TIFF header to a specified value or removes an existing setting.
Options
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-d dirnumber -
Change the current directory (starting at 0).
- -s tagnumber [ count ] value …
-
Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified.
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-sd diroffset -
Change the current directory by offset.
- -sf tagnumber filename
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Set the value of the tag to the contents of filename. This option is supported for ASCII tags only.
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-u tagnumber -
Unset the tag.
Examples
The following example sets the image description tag (270) of a.tif to the contents of the file descrip:
tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif
The following example sets the artist tag (315) of a.tif to the string Anonymous:
tiffset -s 315 Anonymous a.tif
This example sets the resolution of the file a.tif to 300 dpi:
tiffset -s 296 2 a.tif tiffset -s 282 300.0 a.tif tiffset -s 283 300.0 a.tif
Set the photometric interpretation of the third page of a.tif to min-is-black (ie. inverts it):
tiffset -d 2 -s 262 1 a.tif
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 7 times.
-d since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-sd since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-u since Debian 12 (Bookworm).