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NAME

       getscu - DICOM retrieve (C-GET) SCU

SYNOPSIS

       getscu [options] peer port [dcmfile-in...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  getscu  application implements an SCU for the Query/Retrieve Service Class. getscu supports retrieve
       functionality using the C-GET message. It sends query keys to an SCP and waits for responses with  images
       or other DICOM objects sent via C-STORE. As the DICOM service demands, C-GET and the accompanying C-STORE
       messages  are  handled  on the same association. Therefore, objects can only be received by getscu itself
       and cannot be sent to a third party (movescu would be the right tool for this task).

PARAMETERS

       peer        hostname of DICOM peer

       port        tcp/ip port number of peer

       dcmfile-in  DICOM query file(s)

OPTIONS

   general options
         -h    --help
                 print this help text and exit

               --version
                 print version information and exit

               --arguments
                 print expanded command line arguments

         -q    --quiet
                 quiet mode, print no warnings and errors

         -v    --verbose
                 verbose mode, print processing details

         -d    --debug
                 debug mode, print debug information

         -ll   --log-level  [l]evel: string constant
                 (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
                 use level l for the logger

         -lc   --log-config  [f]ilename: string
                 use config file f for the logger

         +v    --verbose-pc
                 show presentation contexts in verbose mode

   network options
       override matching keys:

         -k    --key  [k]ey: gggg,eeee='str', path or dictionary name='str'
                 override matching key

       query information model:

         -P    --patient
                 use patient root information model (default)

         -S    --study
                 use study root information model

         -O    --psonly
                 use patient/study only information model

       application entity titles:

         -aet  --aetitle  [a]etitle: string
                 set my calling AE title (default: GETSCU)

         -aec  --call  [a]etitle: string
                 set called AE title of peer (default: ANY-SCP)

       preferred storage transfer syntaxes (incoming associations):

         +x=   --prefer-uncompr
                 prefer explicit VR local byte order (default)

         +xe   --prefer-little
                 prefer explicit VR little endian TS

         +xb   --prefer-big
                 prefer explicit VR big endian TS

         +xs   --prefer-lossless
                 prefer default JPEG lossless TS

         +xy   --prefer-jpeg8
                 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 8 bit data

         +xx   --prefer-jpeg12
                 prefer default JPEG lossy TS for 12 bit data

         +xv   --prefer-j2k-lossless
                 prefer JPEG 2000 lossless TS

         +xw   --prefer-j2k-lossy
                 prefer JPEG 2000 lossy TS

         +xt   --prefer-jls-lossless
                 prefer JPEG-LS lossless TS

         +xu   --prefer-jls-lossy
                 prefer JPEG-LS lossy TS

         +xm   --prefer-mpeg2
                 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ Main Level TS

         +xh   --prefer-mpeg2-high
                 prefer MPEG2 Main Profile @ High Level TS

         +xn   --prefer-mpeg4
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.1 TS

         +xl   --prefer-mpeg4-bd
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 BD-compatible HP / Level 4.1 TS

         +x2   --prefer-mpeg4-2-2d
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 2D Videos

         +x3   --prefer-mpeg4-2-3d
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 HP / Level 4.2 TS for 3D Videos

         +xo   --prefer-mpeg4-2-st
                 prefer MPEG4 AVC/H.264 Stereo HP / Level 4.2 TS

         +x4   --prefer-hevc
                 prefer HEVC H.265 Main Profile / Level 5.1 TS

         +x5   --prefer-hevc10
                 prefer HEVC H.265 Main 10 Profile / Level 5.1 TS

         +xr   --prefer-rle
                 prefer RLE lossless TS

         +xd   --prefer-deflated
                 prefer deflated explicit VR little endian TS

         +xi   --implicit
                 accept implicit VR little endian TS only

       proposed retrieve transfer syntaxes (outgoing associations):

         -x=   --propose-uncompr
                 propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR
                 with local byte ordering first (default)

         -xe   --propose-little
                 propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR little endian first

         -xb   --propose-big
                 propose all uncompressed TS, explicit VR big endian first

         -xd   --propose-deflated
                 propose deflated explicit VR little endian TS
                 and all uncompressed transfer syntaxes

         -xi   --propose-implicit
                 propose implicit VR little endian TS only

       other network options:

         -to   --timeout  [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited)
                 timeout for connection requests

         -ta   --acse-timeout  [s]econds: integer (default: 30)
                 timeout for ACSE messages

         -td   --dimse-timeout  [s]econds: integer (default: unlimited)
                 timeout for DIMSE messages

         -pdu  --max-pdu  [n]umber of bytes: integer (4096..131072)
                 set max receive pdu to n bytes (default: 16384)

               --repeat  [n]umber: integer
                 repeat n times

               --abort
                 abort association instead of releasing it

   output options
       general:

         -od   --output-directory  [d]irectory: string (default: '.')
                 write received objects to existing directory d

       storage mode:

         -B    --normal
                 receive in memory, then write to disk (default)

         +B    --bit-preserving
                 receive directly to disk

               --ignore
                 ignore store data, receive but do not store

NOTES

       Each file supplied on the command line will be sent to the SCP as part of a C-GET request. The query file
       must be a valid DICOM data set containing the dataset part of a C-GET-RQ message. The query  file  could,
       for instance, be created with the dump2dcm utility from a script like the following example:

       # request all images for the patient with ID=PAT001
       (0008,0052) CS [PATIENT]     # QueryRetrieveLevel
       (0010,0020) LO [PAT001]      # PatientID

       Another  possibility is to use the dcmodify tool to create a file from scratch using the option --create-
       file with successive calls to the --insert option. Individual attributes can be modified or  supplemented
       using the -k (or --key) option. For example the command:

       getscu -k '0010,0020=PAT002' caesar 5678 patqry.dcm

       will,  when  sent  to  the SCP caesar at TCP/IP port 5678, cause any PatientID attribute in patqry.dcm to
       have the value 'PAT002'. If such an attribute is present it will  be  replaced,  if  absent  it  will  be
       inserted.  The  -k  option  can  be  present more than once. The value part (after the '=') may be absent
       causing the attribute to be sent with zero length. It is also possible to specify  sequences,  items  and
       nested  attributes using the -k option. In these cases, a special 'path' notation has to be used. Details
       can be found in the dcmodify documentation.

       If no file is specified on the command line, the query must be specified completely with one or  more  -k
       options. If multiple query files are provided, getscu will send multiple C-GET requests to the SCP.

   Known Problems
       getscu  is  intended to be used as a testing tool for DICOM software developers. The query keys file must
       be created by hand based upon the contents of the SCP.

       C-GET is not supported by all Query/Retrieve SCPs. The  C-MOVE  protocol  which  is  implemented  by  the
       movescu tool is more commonly found in practice.

       The  getscu application makes no attempt to prevent incorrect queries. In particular, the query keys of a
       C-MOVE request should only contain the QueryRetrieveLevel attribute and one  or  more  of  the  so-called
       'unique key attributes' (PatientID, StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID and SOPInstanceUID).

   DICOM Conformance
   SCU Conformance
       The getscu application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCU:

       GETPatientRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.1.3
       GETStudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModel            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.2.3
       GETPatientStudyOnlyQueryRetrieveInformationModel     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.2.3.3

       The  getscu  application  will  propose presentation contexts for one of the abovementioned supported SOP
       Classes depending on command line options (-P, -S, or  -O).  For  outgoing  associations,  the  following
       transfer syntaxes are supported:

       LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2
       LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
       DeflatedExplicitVRLittleEndianTransferSyntax         1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99 (*)
       BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                      1.2.840.10008.1.2.2

       (*) if compiled with zlib support enabled (see --version output)

       Which transfer syntaxes are actually proposed in what order, can be specified with the --propose options.

   Storage Conformance
       The getscu application supports the following SOP Classes as an SCP:

       VerificationSOPClass                                 1.2.840.10008.1.1

       RETIRED_StoredPrintStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.27
       RETIRED_HardcopyGrayscaleImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.29
       RETIRED_HardcopyColorImageStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.1.30
       ComputedRadiographyImageStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1
       DigitalXRayImageStorageForPresentation               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1
       DigitalXRayImageStorageForProcessing                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.1.1
       DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForPresentation    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2
       DigitalMammographyXRayImageStorageForProcessing      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.2.1
       DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForPresentation      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3
       DigitalIntraOralXRayImageStorageForProcessing        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.1.3.1
       CTImageStorage                                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2
       EnhancedCTImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.1
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedCTImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2.2
       RETIRED_UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3
       UltrasoundMultiframeImageStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.3.1
       MRImageStorage                                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4
       EnhancedMRImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.1
       MRSpectroscopyStorage                                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.2
       EnhancedMRColorImageStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.3
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedMRImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.4.4
       RETIRED_NuclearMedicineImageStorage                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.5
       RETIRED_UltrasoundImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6
       UltrasoundImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.1
       EnhancedUSVolumeStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.6.2
       SecondaryCaptureImageStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7
       MultiframeSingleBitSecondaryCaptureImageStorage      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.1
       MultiframeGrayscaleByteSecondaryCaptureImageStorage  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.2
       MultiframeGrayscaleWordSecondaryCaptureImageStorage  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.3
       MultiframeTrueColorSecondaryCaptureImageStorage      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.7.4
       RETIRED_StandaloneOverlayStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.8
       RETIRED_StandaloneCurveStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9
       TwelveLeadECGWaveformStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.1
       GeneralECGWaveformStorage                            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.2
       AmbulatoryECGWaveformStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.1.3
       HemodynamicWaveformStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.2.1
       CardiacElectrophysiologyWaveformStorage              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.3.1
       BasicVoiceAudioWaveformStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.1
       GeneralAudioWaveformStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.4.2
       ArterialPulseWaveformStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.5.1
       RespiratoryWaveformStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.9.6.1
       RETIRED_StandaloneModalityLUTStorage                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.10
       RETIRED_StandaloneVOILUTStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11
       GrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.1
       ColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.2
       PseudoColorSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.3
       BlendingSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.4
       XAXRFGrayscaleSoftcopyPresentationStateStorage       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.11.5
       XRayAngiographicImageStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1
       EnhancedXAImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.1.1
       XRayRadiofluoroscopicImageStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2
       EnhancedXRFImageStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.2.1
       RETIRED_XRayAngiographicBiPlaneImageStorage          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.12.3
       XRay3DAngiographicImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.1
       XRay3DCraniofacialImageStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.2
       BreastTomosynthesisImageStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.13.1.3
       IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForPresentation 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.1
       IntravascularOpt.Coh.Tom.ImageStorageForProcessing   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.14.2
       NuclearMedicineImageStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.20
       RawDataStorage                                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66
       SpatialRegistrationStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.1
       SpatialFiducialsStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.2
       DeformableSpatialRegistrationStorage                 1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.3
       SegmentationStorage                                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.4
       SurfaceSegmentationStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.66.5
       RealWorldValueMappingStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.67
       SurfaceScanMeshStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.1
       SurfaceScanPointCloudStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.68.2
       RETIRED_VLImageStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1
       VLEndoscopicImageStorage                             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1
       VideoEndoscopicImageStorage                          1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.1.1
       VLMicroscopicImageStorage                            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2
       VideoMicroscopicImageStorage                         1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.2.1
       VLSlideCoordinatesMicroscopicImageStorage            1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.3
       VLPhotographicImageStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4
       VideoPhotographicImageStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.4.1
       OphthalmicPhotography8BitImageStorage                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.1
       OphthalmicPhotography16BitImageStorage               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.2
       StereometricRelationshipStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.3
       OphthalmicTomographyImageStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.5.4
       VLWholeSlideMicroscopyImageStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.1.6
       RETIRED_VLMultiframeImageStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.77.2
       LensometryMeasurementsStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.1
       AutorefractionMeasurementsStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.2
       KeratometryMeasurementsStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.3
       SubjectiveRefractionMeasurementsStorage              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.4
       VisualAcuityMeasurementsStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.5
       SpectaclePrescriptionReportStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.6
       OphthalmicAxialMeasurementsStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.7
       IntraocularLensCalculationsStorage                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.78.8
       MacularGridThicknessAndVolumeReportStorage           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.79.1
       OphthalmicVisualFieldStaticPerimetryMeasurementsSt.  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.80.1
       OphthalmicThicknessMapStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.81.1
       BasicTextSRStorage                                   1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.11
       EnhancedSRStorage                                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.22
       ComprehensiveSRStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.33
       Comprehensive3DSRStorage                             1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.34
       ProcedureLogStorage                                  1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.40
       MammographyCADSRStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.50
       KeyObjectSelectionDocumentStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.59
       ChestCADSRStorage                                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.65
       XRayRadiationDoseSRStorage                           1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.67
       ColonCADSRStorage                                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.69
       ImplantationPlanSRDocumentStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.88.70
       EncapsulatedPDFStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.1
       EncapsulatedCDAStorage                               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.104.2
       PositronEmissionTomographyImageStorage               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128
       LegacyConvertedEnhancedPETImageStorage               1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.128.1
       RETIRED_StandalonePETCurveStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.129
       EnhancedPETImageStorage                              1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.130
       BasicStructuredDisplayStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.131
       RTImageStorage                                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.1
       RTDoseStorage                                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.2
       RTStructureSetStorage                                1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.3
       RTBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.4
       RTPlanStorage                                        1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.5
       RTBrachyTreatmentRecordStorage                       1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.6
       RTTreatmentSummaryRecordStorage                      1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.7
       RTIonPlanStorage                                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.8
       RTIonBeamsTreatmentRecordStorage                     1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.481.9
       RTBeamsDeliveryInstructionStorage                    1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.34.7

       The  getscu application will usually accept presentation contexts for all of the abovementioned supported
       SOP Classes using any of the following transfer syntaxes:

       LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2
       LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
       BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                      1.2.840.10008.1.2.2

       When acting as a storage SCP, the getscu application will prefer transfer  syntaxes  having  an  explicit
       encoding  over  the default implicit transfer syntax. If getscu is running on big-endian hardware it will
       prefer BigEndianExplicit to LittleEndianExplicit transfer syntax (and vice versa). This behavior  can  be
       changed  with  the  --prefer  options  (see  above).  Depending  on  the --prefer option actually used, a
       combination of the following transfer syntaxes is supported:

       LittleEndianImplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2
       LittleEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2.1
       DeflatedExplicitVRLittleEndianTransferSyntax         1.2.840.10008.1.2.1.99 (*)
       BigEndianExplicitTransferSyntax                      1.2.840.10008.1.2.2
       JPEGProcess1TransferSyntax                           1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50
       JPEGProcess2_4TransferSyntax                         1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51
       JPEGProcess14SV1TransferSyntax                       1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.70
       JPEGLSLosslessTransferSyntax                         1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.80
       JPEGLSLossyTransferSyntax                            1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.81
       JPEG2000LosslessOnlyTransferSyntax                   1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90
       JPEG2000TransferSyntax                               1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.91
       MPEG2MainProfileAtMainLevelTransferSyntax            1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.100
       MPEG2MainProfileAtHighLevelTransferSyntax            1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.101
       MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax               1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.102
       MPEG4BDcompatibleHighProfileLevel4_1TransferSyntax   1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.103
       MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For2DVideoTransferSyntax    1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.104
       MPEG4HighProfileLevel4_2_For3DVideoTransferSyntax    1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.105
       MPEG4StereoHighProfileLevel4_2TransferSyntax         1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.106
       HEVCMainProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax                1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.107
       HEVCMain10ProfileLevel5_1TransferSyntax              1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.108
       RLELosslessTransferSyntax                            1.2.840.10008.1.2.5

       (*) if compiled with zlib support enabled (see --version output)

       The getscu application does not support extended negotiation.

EXAMPLES

       getscu --patient --call ARCHIVE caesar 104 q.dcm

       sends the attributes contained in the DICOM file 'q.dcm' as part of a C-GET request to application entity
       ARCHIVE on the host caesar at port 104 using the Patient Root query model. getscu itself uses the default
       AE title GETSCU.

       In contrast to C-MOVE-based Query/Retrieve SOP Classes, the C-GET-based SOP Classes  utilized  by  getscu
       only  permit  retrieving the desired objects on the same connection, i.e. getscu will receive the objects
       itself. Thus, it is not possible to tell the SCP to transmit the objects to a  third  party.  This  is  a
       limitation of the DICOM protocol and not of the getscu tool.

LOGGING

       The  level  of logging output of the various command line tools and underlying libraries can be specified
       by the user. By default, only errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream. Using  option
       --verbose also informational messages like processing details are reported. Option --debug can be used to
       get  more  details  on  the  internal  activity, e.g. for debugging purposes. Other logging levels can be
       selected using option --log-level. In --quiet mode only fatal errors are reported. In  such  very  severe
       error  events,  the application will usually terminate. For more details on the different logging levels,
       see documentation of module 'oflog'.

       In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix)
       or the event log (Windows) option --log-config can be used.  This  configuration  file  also  allows  for
       directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for filtering certain messages based on
       the  module  or  application  where  they  are  generated.  An  example configuration file is provided in
       <etcdir>/logger.cfg.

COMMAND LINE

       All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values
       (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0
       to n values.

       Command line options are distinguished from parameters by  a  leading  '+'  or  '-'  sign,  respectively.
       Usually,  order  and  position  of  command  line  options are arbitrary (i.e. they can appear anywhere).
       However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used. This  behavior  conforms  to
       the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells.

       In  addition,  one  or  more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename
       (e.g. @command.txt). Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the  corresponding  text  file
       (multiple  whitespaces  are treated as a single separator unless they appear between two quotation marks)
       prior to any further evaluation. Please note that a command file cannot  contain  another  command  file.
       This  simple but effective approach allows one to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and
       avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file <datadir>/dumppat.txt).

ENVIRONMENT

       The getscu utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the DCMDICTPATH  environment
       variable.   By   default,   i.e.   if   the  DCMDICTPATH  environment  variable  is  not  set,  the  file
       <datadir>/dicom.dic will be loaded unless the dictionary is  built  into  the  application  (default  for
       Windows).

       The  default  behavior  should  be  preferred  and  the  DCMDICTPATH  environment variable only used when
       alternative data dictionaries are required. The DCMDICTPATH environment variable has the same  format  as
       the  Unix  shell  PATH  variable in that a colon (':') separates entries. On Windows systems, a semicolon
       (';') is used as a separator. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file  specified  in  the
       DCMDICTPATH environment variable. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded.

SEE ALSO

       findscu(1), movescu(1), dump2dcm(1), dcmodify(1)

COPYRIGHT

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