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 1988-2023, LibTIFF contributors

Recommended readings

Pages related to tiffsplit you should read also:
libtiff(3tiff) tiffcp(1) tiffinfo(1)

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