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

# tiffsplit(1)

split a multi-image TIFF into single-image TIFF files

## NAME

tiffsplit - split a multi-image TIFF into single-image TIFF files

## SYNOPSIS

**tiffsplit** *src.tif* \[ *prefix* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**tiffsplit** takes a multi-directory (page) TIFF file and creates one or more single-directory (page) TIFF files from it. The output files are given names created by concatenating a prefix, a lexically ordered suffix in the range \[aaa--zzz\], the suffix **.tif** (e.g. **xaaa.tif**, **xaab.tif**, **…**, **xzzz.tif**). If a prefix is not specified on the command line, the default prefix of **x** is used.

## OPTIONS

None.

## EXIT STATUS

**tiffsplit** exits with one of the following values:

0:

Success

1:

An error occurred either reading the input or writing results.

## BUGS

Only a select set of "known tags" are copied when splitting.

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHOR

LibTIFF contributors

## COPYRIGHT

1988-2022, LibTIFF contributors