---
name: "tiffset"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtiff-tools"
version: "4.7.0-3+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tiffset"
---

# tiffset(1)

set or unset a field in a TIFF header

## NAME

tiffset - set or unset a field in a TIFF header

## SYNOPSIS

**tiffset** \[ *options* \] *filename.tif*

## DESCRIPTION

**tiffset** sets the value of a TIFF header to a specified value or removes an existing setting.

## OPTIONS

- **-d dirnumber**

  Change the current directory (starting at 0).

- **-s tagnumber \[ count \] value …**

  Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified.

- **-sd diroffset**

  Change the current directory by offset.

- **-sf tagnumber filename**

  Set the value of the tag to the contents of filename.  This option is supported for ASCII tags only.

- **-u tagnumber**

  Unset the tag.

## EXAMPLES

The following example sets the image description tag (270) of **a.tif** to the contents of the file **descrip**:

```
tiffset -sf 270 descrip a.tif
```

The following example sets the artist tag (315) of **a.tif** to the string **Anonymous**:

```
tiffset -s 315 Anonymous a.tif
```

This example sets the resolution of the file **a.tif** to 300 dpi:

```
tiffset -s 296 2 a.tif
tiffset -s 282 300.0 a.tif
tiffset -s 283 300.0 a.tif
```

Set the photometric interpretation of the third page of **a.tif** to min-is-black (ie. inverts it):

```
tiffset -d 2 -s 262 1 a.tif
```

## SEE ALSO

*tiffdump* (1), *tiffinfo* (1), *tiffcp* (1), *libtiff* (3tiff)

## AUTHOR

LibTIFF contributors

## COPYRIGHT

1988-2022, LibTIFF contributors