---
name: "gdcmdiff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgdcm-tools"
version: "3.0.24-5+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gdcmdiff"
---

# gdcmdiff(1)

dumps differences of two DICOM files

## NAME

gdcmdiff - dumps differences of two DICOM files

## SYNOPSIS

```
gdcmdiff [options] file1 file2
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **gdcmdiff** command line program takes as input two DICOM files: file1 and file2.

## PARAMETERS

```
file1   DICOM input filename
file2   DICOM output filename
```

## OPTIONS

### specific options

```
  -m      --meta          Compare metainformation. Default is off.
  -t <n>  --truncate <n>  String values trimmed to n characters.
```

### general options

```
  -h   --help
         print this help text and exit
  -v   --version
         print version information and exit
  -V   --verbose
         verbose mode (warning+error).
  -W   --warning
         warning mode, print warning information
  -E   --error
         error mode, print error information
  -D   --debug
         debug mode, print debug information
```

## SIMPLE USAGE

**gdcmdiff** is a great tool to produce a diff in between two DICOM files. Usage is simply:

```
$ gdcmdiff input1.dcm input2.dcm
```

## SEE ALSO

[**gdcmdump**(1)](/gdcmdump/1.md), [**gdcminfo**(1)](/gdcminfo/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**Mathieu Malaterre**

Main developer

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006, 2011 Mathieu Malaterre\