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diff --git a/doc/tools/tiffset.rst b/doc/tools/tiffset.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42739926 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tools/tiffset.rst @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +tiffset +======== + +.. program:: tiffset + +Synopsis +-------- + +**tiffset** [ *options* ] *filename.tif* + +Description +----------- + +:program:`tiffset` sets the value of a TIFF header to a specified value +or removes an existing setting. + +Options +------- + +.. option:: -d dirnumber + + Change the current directory (starting at 0). + +.. option:: -s tagnumber [ count ] value … + + Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified. + +.. option:: -sd diroffset + + Change the current directory by offset. + +.. option:: -sf tagnumber filename + + Set the value of the tag to the contents of filename. This option is + supported for ASCII tags only. + +.. option:: -u tagnumber + + Unset the tag. + +Examples +-------- + +The following example sets the image description tag (270) of :file:`a.tif` to +the contents of the file :file:`descrip`: + +.. highlight:: shell + +:: + + tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif + +The following example sets the artist tag (315) of :file:`a.tif` to the string +``Anonymous``: + +:: + + tiffset -s 315 Anonymous a.tif + + +This example sets the resolution of the file :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 :file:`a.tif` to +min-is-black (ie. inverts it): + +:: + + tiffset -d 2 -s 262 1 a.tif + +See also +-------- + +:doc:`tiffdump` (1), +:doc:`tiffinfo` (1), +:doc:`tiffcp` (1), +:doc:`/man/libtiff` (3tiff) |