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dcmmkdir(1)			  OFFIS	DCMTK			   dcmmkdir(1)

NAME
       dcmmkdir	- Create a DICOMDIR file

SYNOPSIS
       dcmmkdir	[options] [dcmfile-in...]

DESCRIPTION
       The  dcmmkdir  utility  creates	a  DICOMDIR  file  from	 the specified
       referenced DICOM	files according	to the DICOM  Part  11	Media  Storage
       Application Profiles.

       Currently  the  following profiles are supported	(others	might be added
       later):

        General Purpose CD-R Interchange (STD-GEN-CD)

        General Purpose Interchange on	DVD-RAM	Media (STD-GEN-DVD-RAM)

        General Purpose Interchange on	BD Media (STD-GEN-BD)

        General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)

        General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000	(STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)

        General Purpose BD Interchange	with JPEG (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)

        General Purpose BD Interchange	with JPEG 2000 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)

        General  Purpose  BD  Interchange  with  MPEG2	  MP@ML	  (STD-GEN-BD-
	 MPEG2-MPML)

        General   Purpose   BD	 Interchange  with  MPEG2  MP@HL  (STD-GEN-BD-
	 MPEG2-MPHL)

        General Purpose BD Interchange	 with  MPEG-4  AVC/H.264  HiP@Level4.1
	 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41)

        General  Purpose  BD  Interchange with	MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 BD-Compatible
	 HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)

        General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for
	 2D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)

        General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HiP@Level4.2 for
	 3D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)

        General  Purpose  BD  Interchange  with   MPEG-4   AVC/H.264	Stereo
	 HiP@Level4.2 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-SHPLV42)

        General  Purpose USB and Flash	Memory Interchange with	JPEG (STD-GEN-
	 USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)

        General Purpose USB and Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG 2000 (STD-
	 GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-J2K)

        General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)

        DVD Interchange with MPEG2 MP@ML (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)

        Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media	(STD-XABC-CD)

        1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media (STD-XA1K-CD)

        1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD	Media (STD-XA1K-DVD)

        Dental	Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)

        CT/MR Studies on various Media	(STD-CTMR-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration  (STD-US-SC-
	 MF-xxxx)

        Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration (STD-US-CC-
	 MF-xxxx)

        12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)

        Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)

       This  tool  extends  dcmgpdir  which  can  only	create General Purpose
       DICOMDIR	files. The  default  behavior  of  dcmmkdir  (with  --general-
       purpose)	is equivalent to that of dcmgpdir.

PARAMETERS
       dcmfile-in  referenced DICOM file (or directory to be scanned)

OPTIONS
   general options
	 -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

   input options
       DICOMDIR	identifiers:

	 +F    --fileset-id  [i]d: string
		 use specific file-set ID
		 (default: DCMTK_MEDIA_DEMO, ""	for none)

	 +R    --descriptor  [f]ilename: string
		 add a file-set	descriptor file	ID
		 (e.g. README, default:	no descriptor)

	 +C    --char-set  [c]harset: string
		 add a specific	character set for descriptor
		 (default: "ISO_IR 100"	if descriptor present)

       reading:

	 +id   --input-directory  [d]irectory: string
		 read referenced DICOM files from directory d
		 (default for --recurse: current directory)

	 -m    --keep-filenames
		 expect	filenames to be	in DICOM format	(default)

	 +m    --map-filenames
		 map to	DICOM filenames	(lowercase->uppercase,
		 and remove trailing period)

	 -r    --no-recurse
		 do not	recurse	within directories (default)

	 +r    --recurse
		 recurse within	filesystem directories

	 +p    --pattern  [p]attern: string (only with --recurse)
		 pattern for filename matching (wildcards)

		 # possibly not	available on all systems

   processing options
       consistency check:

	 -W    --no-consistency-check
		 do not	check files for	consistency

	 +W    --warn-inconsist-files
		 warn about inconsistent files (default)

	 -a    --abort-inconsist-file
		 abort on first	inconsistent file

       type 1 attributes:

	 -I    --strict
		 exit with error if DICOMDIR type 1 attributes
		 are missing in	DICOM file (default)

	 +I    --invent
		 invent	DICOMDIR type 1	attributes if missing in DICOM file

	 +Ipi  --invent-patient-id
		 invent	new PatientID in case of inconsistent
		 PatientName attributes

       other checks:

	 +Nrs  --allow-retired-sop
		 allow retired SOP classes defined in previous editions
		 of the	DICOM standard

	 -Nxc  --no-xfer-check
		 do not	reject images with non-standard	transfer syntax
		 (just warn)

	 -Nec  --no-encoding-check
		 do not	reject images with non-standard	pixel encoding
		 (just warn)

	 -Nrc  --no-resolution-check
		 do not	reject images with non-standard	spatial	resolution
		 (just warn)

       icon images:

	 +X    --add-icon-image
		 add monochrome	icon image on IMAGE level
		 (default for cardiac profiles)

	 -Xs   --icon-image-size  [s]ize: integer (1..128)
		 width and height of the icon image (in	pixel)
		 (fixed: 128 for XA, 64	for CT/MR profile)

	 -Xi   --icon-file-prefix  [p]refix: string
		 use PGM image 'prefix'+'dcmfile-in' as	icon
		 (default: create icon from DICOM image)

	 -Xd   --default-icon  [f]ilename: string
		 use specified PGM image if icon cannot	be
		 created automatically (default: black image)

   output options
       DICOMDIR	file:

	 +D    --output-file  [f]ilename: string
		 generate specific DICOMDIR file
		 (default: DICOMDIR in current directory)

       profiles:

	 -Pgp  --general-purpose
		 General Purpose Interchange on	CD-R, DVD-RAM or BD Media
		 (STD-GEN-CD/DVD-RAM/BD, default)

	 -Pdv  --general-dvd-jpeg
		 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG
		 (STD-GEN-DVD-JPEG)

	 -Pd2  --general-dvd-j2k
		 General Purpose DVD Interchange with JPEG 2000
		 (STD-GEN-DVD-J2K)

	 -Pbd  --general-bd-jpeg
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with JPEG
		 (STD-GEN-BD-JPEG)

	 -Pb2  --general-bd-j2k
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with JPEG 2000
		 (STD-GEN-BD-J2K)

	 -Pbm  --general-bd-mpeg2-mpml
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG2 MP@ML
		 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPML)

	 -Pbh  --general-bd-mpeg2-mphl
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG2 MP@HL
		 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG2-MPHL)

	 -Pba  --general-bd-mpeg4-hp
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
		 HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41)

	 -Pbb  --general-bd-mpeg4-hpbd
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
		 BD-Compatible HiP@Level4.1 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV41BD)

	       --general-bd-mpeg4-hp2d
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
		 HiP@Level4.2 for 2D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-2D)

	       --general-bd-mpeg4-hp3d
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
		 HiP@Level4.2 for 3D video (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-HPLV42-3D)

	       --general-bd-mpeg4-hpst
		 General Purpose BD Interchange	with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
		 Stereo	HiP@Level4.2 (STD-GEN-BD-MPEG4-SHPLV42)

	 -Pfl  --usb-and-flash-jpeg
		 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG
		 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-JPEG)

	 -Pf2  --usb-and-flash-j2k
		 General Purpose USB/Flash Memory Interchange with JPEG	2000
		 (STD-GEN-USB/MMC/CF/SD-J2K)

	 -Pmi  --general-mime
		 General Purpose MIME Interchange (STD-GEN-MIME)

	 -Pmp  --mpeg2-mpml-dvd
		 DVD Interchange with MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main	Level
		 (STD-DVD-MPEG2-MPML)

	 -Pbc  --basic-cardiac
		 Basic Cardiac X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
		 (STD-XABC-CD)

	 -Pxa  --xray-angiographic
		 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on CD-R Media
		 (STD-XA1K-CD)

	 -Pxd  --xray-angiographic-dvd
		 1024 X-Ray Angiographic Studies on DVD	Media
		 (STD-XA1K-DVD)

	 -Pde  --dental-radiograph
		 Dental	Radiograph Interchange (STD-DEN-CD)

	 -Pcm  --ct-and-mr
		 CT/MR Studies (STD-CTMR-xxxx)

	 -Pus  --ultrasound-id-sf
		 Ultrasound Single Frame for Image Display
		 (STD-US-ID-SF-xxxx)

	       --ultrasound-sc-sf
		 Ultrasound Single Frame with Spatial Calibration
		 (STD-US-SC-SF-xxxx)

	       --ultrasound-cc-sf
		 Ultrasound Single Frame with Combined Calibration
		 (STD-US-CC-SF-xxxx)

	 -Pum  --ultrasound-id-mf
		 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame for Image Display
		 (STD-US-ID-MF-xxxx)

	       --ultrasound-sc-mf
		 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Spatial Calibration
		 (STD-UD-SC-MF-xxxx)

	       --ultrasound-cc-mf
		 Ultrasound Single & Multi-Frame with Combined Calibration
		 (STD-UD-CC-MF-xxxx)

	 -Pec  --12-lead-ecg
		 12-lead ECG Interchange on Diskette
		 (STD-WVFM-ECG-FD)

	 -Phd  --hemodynamic-waveform
		 Hemodynamic Waveform Interchange on Diskette
		 (STD-WVFM-HD-FD)

       writing:

	 -A    --replace
		 replace existing DICOMDIR (default)

	 +A    --append
		 append	to existing DICOMDIR

	 +U    --update
		 update	existing DICOMDIR

	 -w    --discard
		 do not	write out DICOMDIR

       backup:

	       --create-backup
		 create	a backup of existing DICOMDIR (default)

	 -nb   --no-backup
		 do not	create a backup	of existing DICOMDIR

       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

       group length encoding:

	 -g    --group-length-remove
		 write without group length elements (default)

	 +g    --group-length-create
		 write with group length elements

       length encoding in sequences and	items:

	 +e    --length-explicit
		 write with explicit lengths (default)

	 -e    --length-undefined
		 write with undefined lengths

NOTES
       All  files  specified on	the command line (or discovered	by recursively
       examining the contents of directories with the  +r  option)  are	 first
       evaluated  for  their  compatibility  with  the specified Media Storage
       Application Profile (Part 11). Only appropriate files encoded using one
       of the allowed Transfer Syntaxes	will be	accepted. Files	having invalid
       filenames will be rejected  (the	 rules	can  be	 relaxed  via  the  +m
       option).	 Files	missing	 required  attributes will be rejected (the +I
       option can relax	this behavior).

       A DICOMDIR file will only be  constructed  if  all  files  have	passed
       initial tests.

       The  dcmmkdir  utility  also allows one to append new entries to	and to
       update existing entries in a DICOMDIR file. Using option	+A new entries
       are only	appended to the	DICOMDIR, i.e. existing	records	like the  ones
       for  PATIENT information	are not	updated. Using option +U also existing
       records	are  updated  according	 to  the  information  found  in   the
       referenced  DICOM  files. Please	note that this update process might be
       slower than just	appending new entries. However,	 it  makes  sure  that
       additional  information	that  is required for the selected application
       profile is also added to	existing records.

       The support for icon  images  is	 currently  restricted	to  monochrome
       images.	This  might  change in the future. Till	then, color images are
       automatically converted to grayscale mode. The  icon  size  is  128*128
       pixels for the cardiac profiles (as required by the DICOM standard) and
       64*64 for all others.

   Scanning Directories
       Adding files from directories is	possible by using option --recurse. If
       no  further  command line parameters are	given, the directory specified
       by option --input-directory (default: current directory)	is scanned for
       files. If parameters are	given, they  can  either  specify  a  file  or
       directory  name;	 the input directory is	always prepended. If the files
       in the provided directories should be selected according	to a  specific
       name pattern (e.g. using	wildcard matching), option --pattern 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 --input-directory	option
       (e.g. in	order to select	further	files),	these  do  not	apply  to  the
       specified directories.

LOGGING
       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 --verbose	also informational messages  like  processing  details
       are  reported.  Option  --debug	can be used to get more	details	on the
       internal	activity, e.g. for debugging purposes.	Other  logging	levels
       can  be	selected  using	option --log-level. In --quiet 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'.

       In case the logging output should be written to file  (optionally  with
       logfile	rotation),  to syslog (Unix) or	the event log (Windows)	option
       --log-config 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
       <etcdir>/logger.cfg.

COMMAND	LINE
       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.

       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.

       In  addition,  one  or more command files can be	specified using	an '@'
       sign as a prefix	to the filename	(e.g. @command.txt).  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 <datadir>/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT
       The  dcmmkdir  utility  will  attempt  to  load DICOM data dictionaries
       specified in the	DCMDICTPATH environment	variable. By default, i.e.  if
       the   DCMDICTPATH   environment	 variable   is	 not   set,  the  file
       <datadir>/dicom.dic will	be loaded unless the dictionary	is built  into
       the application (default	for Windows).

       The   default   behavior	  should  be  preferred	 and  the  DCMDICTPATH
       environment variable only used when alternative data  dictionaries  are
       required.  The  DCMDICTPATH environment variable	has the	same format as
       the Unix	shell PATH 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
       DCMDICTPATH  environment	variable. It is	an error if no data dictionary
       can be loaded.

SEE ALSO
       dcmgpdir(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2001-2024 by OFFIS	e.V., Escherweg	 2,  26121  Oldenburg,
       Germany.

Version	3.6.9			Wed Dec	11 2024			   dcmmkdir(1)

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