---
name: "vipsheader"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvips"
version: "8.18.7-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vipsheader"
---

# vipsheader(1)

prints information about an image file

## NAME

vipsheader - prints information about an image file

## SYNOPSIS

vipsheader \[OPTIONS ...\] files ...

## DESCRIPTION

**[vipsheader(1)](/vipsheader/1.md)** prints image header fields to stdout.

## OPTIONS

- **-a, --all**

  Show all fields. Fields are displayed to be convenient for humans to read, so binary data, for example, is summarized rather than simply printed.

- **-f FIELD, --field=FIELD**

  Print the value of **FIELD** from the image header. Fields are printed in a way suitable for programs to understand, so, for example, binary data is base64-encoded and printed as a stream of characters.

  The special field name **getext** prints the VIPS extension block: the XML defining the image metadata. You can alter this, then reattach with **[vipsedit(1)](/vipsedit/1.md).**

  You can use multiple "-f" arguments to print the values of many fields.

## EXAMPLES

 $ vipsheader -f width ~/pics/\*.v\
  1024\
  1279\
  22865\
  1\
  256

## SEE ALSO

[vipsedit(1)](/vipsedit/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

N. Dessipris

## AUTHOR

N. Dessipris - 12/07/1990