---
name: "edvips"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvips-tools"
version: "7.28.5-1+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/edvips"
---

# edvips(1)

edit header of a vips image file

## NAME

edvips - edit header of a vips image file

## SYNOPSIS

**edvips \[OPTION...\] vipsfile**

## DESCRIPTION

**edvips** alters a VIPS image file's header. This is useful for setting the resolution,  for example.

The options are:

  \-x, --xsize=N       set Xsize to N\
   \-y, --ysize=N       set Ysize to N\
   \-b, --bands=N       set Bands to N\
   \-f, --format=F      set BandFmt to F (eg. uchar)\
   \-i, --interpretation=I        \
                       set Interpretation to I (eg. xyz)\
   \-c, --coding=C      set Coding to C (eg. labq)\
   \-X, --xres=R        set Xres to R pixels/mm\
   \-Y, --yres=R        set Yres to R pixels/mm\
   \-u, --xoffset=N     set Xoffset to N\
   \-v, --yoffset=N     set Yoffset to N\
   \-e, --setext        replace extension block with stdin

Be very careful when changing Xsize, Ysize, BandFmt or Bands. edvips does no checking!

## EXAMPLES

To set the Xsize to 512 and Bands to 6:

  edvips --xsize=512 --bands=6 fred.v

or

  edvips -x 512 -b 6 fred.v

Extract the XML metadata from an image with **[header(1)](/header/1.md),** edit it, and reattach with  **[edvips(1)](/edvips/1.md).**

  header -f getext fred.v \| sed s/banana/pineapple/ \| edvips -e fred.v

## RETURN VALUE

returns 0 on success and non-zero on error.

## SEE ALSO

[header(1)](/header/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

K. Martinez 1993