EGK-TOOL(1) OpenSC Tools EGK-TOOL(1) .SH "NAME" egk-tool - displays information on the German electronic health card (elektronische Gesundheitskarte, eGK) .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP 216u egk-tool [OPTIONS] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP The egk-tool utility is used to display information stored on the German elektronic health card (elektronische Gesundheitskarte, eGK). .SH "OPTIONS" .PP .PP --help, -h Print help and exit. .RE .PP --version, -V Print version and exit. .RE .PP --reader arg, -r arg Number of the reader to use. By default, the first reader with a present card is used. If arg is an ATR, the reader with a matching card will be chosen. .RE .PP --verbose, -v Causes egk-tool to be more verbose. Specify this flag several times to be more verbose. .RE .SS "'Gesundheitsanwendung', Health Care Application (HCA)" .PP --pd Show 'PersAnliche Versichertendaten' (XML). .RE .PP --vd Show 'Allgemeine Versichertendaten' (XML). .RE .PP --gvd Show 'GeschA1/4tzte Versichertendaten' (XML). .RE .PP --vsd-status Show 'Versichertenstammdaten-Status'. .RE .SH "AUTHORS" .PP egk-tool was written by Frank Morgner . opensc 08/10/2026 EGK-TOOL(1)