---
name: "stl_header"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "stlcmd"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/stl_header"
---

# stl\_header(1)

stl\_header inspects and modifies the header section of an STL file.

## NAME

stl\_header - stl\_header inspects and modifies the header section of an STL file.

## DESCRIPTION

stl\_header inspects and modifies the header section of an STL file.

usage: stl\_header \[-s \<header\>\] \[-o \<output file\>\] \<input file\>

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  If both **-s** and **-o** flags are specified \<input file\> is copied to \<output file\> and its header is set to \<header\>. If **-o** is not specified and **-s** is then the header is set on the input file. If neither **-o** nor **-s** is specified, the header of the model is output to the terminal.