tiffset(1)

NAME

       tiffset - set a field in a TIFF header

SYNOPSIS

       tiffset [ options ] filename.tif

DESCRIPTION

       Tiffset sets the value of a TIFF header to a specified value.

OPTIONS

       -s tagnumber [count] value ...
              Set the value of the named tag to the value or values specified.

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

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 305 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

SEE ALSO

       tiffdump(1), tiffinfo(1), tiffcp(1), libtiff(3TIFF)

       Libtiff library home page: http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/

libtiff                        November 21, 2004                    TIFFSET(1)