---
name: "ossim-create-histo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ossim-core"
version: "2.9.1-3+b1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ossim-create-histo"
---

# ossim-create-histo(1)

ossim-create-histo

## NAME

ossim-create-histo - ossim-create-histo

## SYNOPSIS

**ossim-create-histo** *\<args\>*

## DESCRIPTION

Description: ossim-create-histo creates a histogram from image.

## OPTIONS

- **--bins**

  Number of bins to use

- **--create-histogram-fast**

  Computes a histogram in fast mode which samples partial tiles.

- **--disable-elev**

  Will disable the elevation

- **--disable-notify**

  Takes an argument. Arguments are ALL, WARN, NOTICE, INFO, FATAL, DEBUG.  If you want multiple disables then just do multiple **--disable-notify** on the command line.  All argument are case insensitive.  Default is all are enabled.

- **--disable-plugin**

  Will disable the plugin loader

- **--entry**

  entry number to use

- **--max**

  Maximum value to use

- **--min**

  Minimum value to use

- **--ossim-logfile**

  takes a logfile as an argument.  All output messages are redirected to the specified log file.  By default there is no log file and all messages are enabled.

- **-K**

  specify individual keywords to add to the preferences keyword list: name=value

- **-P**

  specify a preference file to load

- **-T**

  specify the classes to trace, ex: ossimInit\|ossimImage.\* will trace ossimInit and all ossimImage classes

- **-f**

  fast mode

- **-h** or **--help**

  Display this information

- **-i**

  \<image\_file\> Creates a histogram from the image\_file.

- **-l**

  \<res\_level\> Output the specified number of res levels default is, set to 0 if you want all(not supported for import histogram **-i** option

- **-o**

  \<output\_file\> Output the histogram to the indicated file.

- **-p**

  \<histogram\_file\> Imports imagelinks proprietary histogram\_file.

### examples:

-

  create\_histo foo.tif

-

  Will create a histogram for the input image and call it foo.his

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  create\_histo **-i** foo.tif **-o** foo.his

-

  this will compute a histogram from the input foo.tif and write it to foo.his

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  create\_histo **-p** foo2.his **-o** foo.his

-

  will import the proprietary histogram file and output an ossim histogram file to foo.his

NOTE:  If no output is given it will default to output.his

-

  unless the special case of a single input image is given

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **ossim-create-histo** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **ossim-create-histo** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info ossim-create-histo**

should give you access to the complete manual.