src/tiff/man/tiffset.1

.\" $Id: tiffset.1,v 1.2 2005/11/02 11:07:19 dron Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
.\" Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
.\"
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.\"
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.\" WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR
.\" ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
.\" OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
.\" WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF
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.TH TIFFSET 1 "November 21, 2004" "libtiff"
.SH NAME
tiffset \- set a field in a
.SM TIFF
header
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tiffset
[
options
]
.I filename.tif
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Tiffset
sets the value of a
.SM TIFF
header to a specified value.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-s tagnumber [count] value ...
Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified.
.TP
.B \-sf tagnumber filename
Set the value of the tag to the contents of filename.  This option is
supported for ASCII tags only.
.SH EXAMPLES
The following example sets the image description tag (270) of a.tif to
the contents of the file descrip:
.RS
.nf
tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif
.fi
.RE
.PP
The following example sets the artist tag (315) of a.tif to the string
"Anonymous":
.RS
.nf
tiffset -s 305 Anonymous a.tif
.fi
.RE
.PP
This example sets the resolution of the file a.tif to 300 dpi:
.RS
.nf
tiffset -s 296 2 a.tif
tiffset -s 282 300.0 a.tif
tiffset -s 283 300.0 a.tif
.fi
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR tiffdump (1),
.BR tiffinfo (1),
.BR tiffcp (1),
.BR libtiff (3TIFF)
.PP
Libtiff library home page:
.BR http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/
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	1	.\" $Id: tiffset.1,v 1.2 2005/11/02 11:07:19 dron Exp $
	2	.\"
	3	.\" Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
	4	.\" Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
	5	.\"
	6	.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
	7	.\" its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
	8	.\" that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in
	9	.\" all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of
	10	.\" Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or
	11	.\" publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written
	12	.\" permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.
	13	.\"
	14	.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
	15	.\" EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
	16	.\" WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
	17	.\"
	18	.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR
	19	.\" ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
	20	.\" OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
	21	.\" WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF
	22	.\" LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
	23	.\" OF THIS SOFTWARE.
	24	.\"
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	26	.TH TIFFSET 1 "November 21, 2004" "libtiff"
	27	.SH NAME
	28	tiffset \- set a field in a
	29	.SM TIFF
	30	header
	31	.SH SYNOPSIS
	32	.B tiffset
	33	[
	34	options
	35	]
	36	.I filename.tif
	37	.SH DESCRIPTION
	38	.I Tiffset
	39	sets the value of a
	40	.SM TIFF
	41	header to a specified value.
	42	.SH OPTIONS
	43	.TP
	44	.B \-s tagnumber [count] value ...
	45	Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified.
	46	.TP
	47	.B \-sf tagnumber filename
	48	Set the value of the tag to the contents of filename. This option is
	49	supported for ASCII tags only.
	50	.SH EXAMPLES
	51	The following example sets the image description tag (270) of a.tif to
	52	the contents of the file descrip:
	53	.RS
	54	.nf
	55	tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif
	56	.fi
	57	.RE
	58	.PP
	59	The following example sets the artist tag (315) of a.tif to the string
	60	"Anonymous":
	61	.RS
	62	.nf
	63	tiffset -s 305 Anonymous a.tif
	64	.fi
	65	.RE
	66	.PP
	67	This example sets the resolution of the file a.tif to 300 dpi:
	68	.RS
	69	.nf
	70	tiffset -s 296 2 a.tif
	71	tiffset -s 282 300.0 a.tif
	72	tiffset -s 283 300.0 a.tif
	73	.fi
	74	.RE
	75	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	76	.BR tiffdump (1),
	77	.BR tiffinfo (1),
	78	.BR tiffcp (1),
	79	.BR libtiff (3TIFF)
	80	.PP
	81	Libtiff library home page:
	82	.BR http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/