[svn-r23996] HDFFV-7989: Add any_path option to search the file for paths. New test added, scripts updated, help text updated.

Tested: local linux

17 files changed, 330 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 2851a62..e07a2f5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -1396,6 +1396,8 @@
 ./tools/testfiles/tall-5s.ddl
 ./tools/testfiles/tall-6.ddl
 ./tools/testfiles/tall-6.exp
+./tools/testfiles/tall-7.ddl
+./tools/testfiles/tall-7N.ddl
 ./tools/testfiles/tall.h5
 ./tools/testfiles/tarray1.ddl
 ./tools/testfiles/tarray1.h5
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index c14dec0..1d84f71 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ New Features
 
     Tools:
     ------
-     - h5dump: Fixed displaying comporession ratio for unknown or user-defined 
+     - h5dump: Added option -N --any_path, which searches the file for paths that
+               match the search path. HDFFV-7989 (ADB - 2013/08/12).
+     - h5dump: Added optional arg 0 to -A, which excludes attributes from display.
+               HDFFV-8134 (ADB - 2013/08/01).
+     - h5dump: Fixed displaying compression ratio for unknown or user-defined 
                filters. HDFFV-8344 (XCAO 2013/03/19)
      - h5dump: Changed UNKNOWN_FILTER to USER_DEFINED_FILTER for user defined filter.
                HDFFV-8346 (XCAO 2013/03/19)
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d15e2b..2510bfe 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/h5dump/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tall-4s.ddl
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tall-5s.ddl
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tall-6.ddl
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tall-7.ddl
+      ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tall-7N.ddl
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tallfilters.ddl
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tarray1.ddl
       ${HDF5_TOOLS_SRC_DIR}/testfiles/tarray1_big.ddl
@@ -752,6 +754,39 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
     ENDIF (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
   ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_TEST file)
 
+  MACRO (ADD_H5_TEST_N resultfile resultcode)
+    # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
+    IF (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      ADD_TEST (NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5dump> ${ARGN})
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
+      IF (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "0")
+        SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL "true")
+      ENDIF (NOT ${resultcode} STREQUAL "0")
+      IF (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      ENDIF (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    ELSE (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      ADD_TEST (
+          NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile}-clear-objects
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E remove ${resultfile}-N.bin ${resultfile}-N.out ${resultfile}-N.out.err
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile}-clear-objects PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std")
+      ADD_TEST (
+          NAME H5DUMP-N-${resultfile}
+          COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+              -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:h5dump>"
+              -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING=${ARGN}"
+              -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/std"
+              -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${resultfile}-N.out"
+              -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
+              -D "TEST_REFERENCE=${resultfile}.ddl"
+              -P "${HDF5_RESOURCES_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+      )
+      SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES (H5DUMP-N-${resultfile} PROPERTIES DEPENDS "H5DUMP-N-${resultfile}-clear-objects")
+    ENDIF (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+  ENDMACRO (ADD_H5_TEST_N file)
+
   MACRO (ADD_H5_TEST_EXPORT resultfile targetfile resultcode)
     # If using memchecker add tests without using scripts
     IF (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
@@ -1087,6 +1122,10 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
           tall-6.txt
           tall-6.out
           tall-6.out.err
+          tall-7.out
+          tall-7.out.err
+          tall-7N.out
+          tall-7N.out.err
           tallfilters.out
           tallfilters.out.err
           tarray1.out
@@ -1415,6 +1454,7 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
   ADD_H5_TEST (tattr-1 0 --enable-error-stack tattr.h5)
   # test for displaying the selected attributes of string type and scalar space
   ADD_H5_TEST (tattr-2 0 --enable-error-stack -a /\\\\/attr1 --attribute /attr4 --attribute=/attr5 tattr.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (tattr-2 0 --enable-error-stack -N /\\\\/attr1 --any_object /attr4 --any_object=/attr5 tattr.h5)
   # test for header and error messages
   ADD_H5ERR_MASK_TEST (tattr-3 1 --enable-error-stack --header -a /attr2 --attribute=/attr tattr.h5)
   # test for displaying attributes in shared datatype (also in group and dataset)
@@ -1427,6 +1467,7 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
   ADD_H5_TEST (tudlink-1 0 --enable-error-stack tudlink.h5)
   # test for displaying the selected link
   ADD_H5_TEST (tslink-2 0 --enable-error-stack -l slink2 tslink.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (tslink-2 0 --enable-error-stack -N slink2 tslink.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (tudlink-2 0 --enable-error-stack -l udlink2 tudlink.h5)
   # test for displaying dangling soft links
   ADD_H5ERR_MASK_TEST (tslink-D 0 --enable-error-stack -d /slink1 tslink.h5)
@@ -1436,12 +1477,15 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
   ADD_H5_TEST (thlink-2 0 --enable-error-stack -d /g1/dset2 --dataset /dset1 --dataset=/g1/g1.1/dset3 thlink.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (thlink-3 0 --enable-error-stack -d /g1/g1.1/dset3 --dataset /g1/dset2 --dataset=/dset1 thlink.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (thlink-4 0 --enable-error-stack -g /g1 thlink.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (thlink-4 0 --enable-error-stack -N /g1 thlink.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (thlink-5 0 --enable-error-stack -d /dset1 -g /g2 -d /g1/dset2 thlink.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (thlink-5 0 --enable-error-stack -N /dset1 -N /g2 -N /g1/dset2 thlink.h5)
 
   # tests for compound data types
   ADD_H5_TEST (tcomp-1 0 --enable-error-stack tcompound.h5)
   # test for named data types
   ADD_H5_TEST (tcomp-2 0 --enable-error-stack -t /type1 --datatype /type2 --datatype=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (tcomp-2 0 --enable-error-stack -N /type1 --any_object /type2 --any_object=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5)
   # test for unamed type 
   ADD_H5ERR_MASK_TEST (tcomp-3 0 "--enable-error-stack;-t;/#6632;-g;/group2;tcompound.h5")
   # test complicated compound datatype
@@ -1455,6 +1499,9 @@ IF (BUILD_TESTING)
   ADD_H5ERR_MASK_TEST (tall-1 0 --enable-error-stack tall.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (tall-2 0 --enable-error-stack --header -g /g1/g1.1 -a attr2 tall.h5)
   ADD_H5_TEST (tall-3 0 --enable-error-stack -d /g2/dset2.1 -l /g1/g1.2/g1.2.1/slink tall.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST_N (tall-3 0 --enable-error-stack -N /g2/dset2.1 -N /g1/g1.2/g1.2.1/slink tall.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (tall-7 0 --enable-error-stack -a attr1 tall.h5)
+  ADD_H5_TEST (tall-7N 0 --enable-error-stack -N attr1 tall.h5)
 
   # test for loop detection
   ADD_H5_TEST (tloop-1 0 --enable-error-stack tloop.h5)
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c b/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
index 8a2e503..618318c 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
+++ b/tools/h5dump/h5dump.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct handler_t {
  */
 /* The following initialization makes use of C language cancatenating */
 /* "xxx" "yyy" into "xxxyyy". */
-static const char *s_opts = "hn*peyBHirVa:c:d:f:g:k:l:t:w:xD:uX:o*b*F:s:S:A*q:z:m:RECM:O*";
+static const char *s_opts = "hn*peyBHirVa:c:d:f:g:k:l:t:w:xD:uX:o*b*F:s:S:A*q:z:m:RECM:O*N:";
 static struct long_options l_opts[] = {
     { "help", no_arg, 'h' },
     { "hel", no_arg, 'h' },
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static struct long_options l_opts[] = {
     { "packed-bits", require_arg, 'M' },
     { "no-compact-subset", no_arg, 'C' },
     { "ddl", optional_arg, 'O' },
+    { "any_object", require_arg, 'N' },
     { NULL, 0, '\0' }
 };
 
@@ -250,6 +251,8 @@ usage(const char *prog)
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "     -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members\n");
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "     -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link\n");
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "     -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype\n");
+    PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P\n");
+    PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.\n");
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "     -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes\n");
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "                          Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.\n");
     PRINTVALSTREAM(rawoutstream, "--------------- Object Property Options ---------------\n");
@@ -958,6 +961,18 @@ parse_start:
             }
             last_was_dset = FALSE;
             break;
+        case 'N':
+            display_all = 0;
+
+            for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
+                if (!hand[i].func) {
+                    hand[i].func = handle_paths;
+                    hand[i].obj = HDstrdup(opt_arg);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+            last_was_dset = FALSE;
+            break;
         case 'a':
             display_all = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c b/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
index bb54e3f..157aa15 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
+++ b/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
 #include "h5dump_extern.h"
 #include "h5dump_ddl.h"
 
+typedef struct {
+    hid_t fid;                      /* File ID being traversed */
+    char *op_name;					/* Object name wanted */
+} trav_handle_udata_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	char *path;                     /* Path of object being searched */
+    char *op_name;					/* Object name wanted */
+} trav_attr_udata_t;
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    dump_datatype
  *
@@ -1288,6 +1298,203 @@ dump_fcontents(hid_t fid)
     PRINTSTREAM(rawoutstream, " %s\n",END);
 }
 
+static herr_t
+attr_search(hid_t oid, const char *attr_name, const H5A_info_t UNUSED *ainfo, void *_op_data)
+{
+    herr_t              ret = SUCCEED;
+    int 				i;
+    int 				j;
+    int 				k;
+    char 			   *obj_attrname;
+    char			   *obj_op_name;
+    char               *obj_name;
+	trav_attr_udata_t  *attr_data = (trav_attr_udata_t*)_op_data;
+    char               *buf = attr_data->path;
+    char			   *op_name = attr_data->op_name;
+
+    j = (int)HDstrlen(op_name) - 1;
+    /* find the last / */
+    while(j >= 0) {
+    	if (op_name[j] == '/' && (j==0 || (j>0 && op_name[j-1]!='\\')))
+    		break;
+    	j--;
+    }
+
+    obj_op_name = h5tools_str_replace(op_name + j + 1, "\\/", "/");
+
+    if(obj_op_name == NULL) {
+    	h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    	ret = FAIL;
+    }
+    else {
+    	if(HDstrcmp(attr_name, obj_op_name)==0) {
+    	    /* object name */
+    	    i = (int)HDstrlen(buf);
+    	    j = (int)HDstrlen(op_name);
+    	    k = (size_t)i + 1 + (size_t)j + 1 + 2;
+    	    obj_name = (char *)HDmalloc((size_t)k);
+    	    if(obj_name == NULL) {
+    	    	h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    	    	ret = FAIL;
+    	    }
+    	    else {
+    	    	HDmemset(obj_name, '\0', (size_t)k);
+    	        if(op_name[0] != '/') {
+    	        	HDstrncat(obj_name, buf, (size_t)i + 1);
+    	        	if(buf[i-1] != '/')
+    	            	HDstrncat(obj_name, "/", 2);
+    	        }
+    	        HDstrncat(obj_name, op_name, (size_t)j + 1);
+
+    	    	handle_attributes(oid, obj_name, NULL, 0, NULL);
+    	    	HDfree(obj_name);
+        	}
+    	}
+    	HDfree(obj_op_name);
+    }
+    return ret;
+} /* end attr_search() */
+
+static herr_t
+obj_search(const char *path, const H5O_info_t *oi, const char *already_visited, void *_op_data)
+{
+	trav_handle_udata_t  *handle_data = (trav_handle_udata_t*)_op_data;
+    char *op_name = (char*)handle_data->op_name;
+
+    trav_attr_udata_t  attr_data;
+    attr_data.path = (char*)path;
+    attr_data.op_name = op_name;
+    H5Aiterate_by_name(handle_data->fid, path, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, attr_search, (void*)&attr_data, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    if(HDstrcmp(path, op_name)==0) {
+    	switch(oi->type) {
+    	case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
+    		handle_groups(handle_data->fid, path, NULL, 0, NULL);
+    		break;
+    	case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
+    		handle_datasets(handle_data->fid, path, NULL, 0, NULL);
+    		break;
+    	case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
+    		handle_datatypes(handle_data->fid, path, NULL, 0, NULL);
+    		break;
+    	case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+    	case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
+    	default:
+    		error_msg("unknown object type value\n");
+    		h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    	} /* end switch */
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+} /* end obj_search() */
+
+static herr_t
+lnk_search(const char *path, const H5L_info_t *li, void *_op_data)
+{
+    int         search_len;
+    int			k;
+    char       *search_name;
+	trav_handle_udata_t  *handle_data = (trav_handle_udata_t*)_op_data;
+    char *op_name = (char*)handle_data->op_name;
+
+    search_len = HDstrlen(op_name);
+    if(search_len > 0 && op_name[0] != '/') {
+    	k = 2;
+    }
+    else
+        k = 1;
+   	search_name = (char *)HDmalloc(search_len + k);
+    if(search_name == NULL) {
+		error_msg("creating temporary link\n");
+    	h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    else {
+		if (k == 2) {
+			HDstrcpy(search_name, "/");
+			HDstrncat(search_name, op_name, (size_t)search_len + 1);
+		}
+		else
+			HDstrncpy(search_name, op_name, (size_t)search_len + 1);
+		search_name[search_len + k] = '\0';
+
+		if(HDstrcmp(path, search_name) == 0) {
+			switch(li->type) {
+			case H5L_TYPE_SOFT:
+			case H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL:
+				handle_links(handle_data->fid, op_name, NULL, 0, NULL);
+				break;
+
+			case H5L_TYPE_HARD:
+			case H5L_TYPE_MAX:
+			case H5L_TYPE_ERROR:
+			default:
+				error_msg("unknown link type value\n");
+				h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+				break;
+			} /* end switch() */
+		}
+		HDfree(search_name);
+    }
+    return 0;
+} /* end lnk_search() */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    handle_paths
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Handle objects from the command.
+ *
+ * Return:      void
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+handle_paths(hid_t fid, const char *path_name, void* data, int pe, const char *display_name)
+{
+    hid_t  obj_id = -1;
+    hid_t  gid = -1;
+    H5O_info_t       oinfo;
+
+    if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid, "/", H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
+        error_msg("unable to open root group\n");
+        h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    else {
+        hid_t       gcpl_id;
+        unsigned    crt_order_flags;
+        unsigned    attr_crt_order_flags;
+
+        if ((gcpl_id = H5Gget_create_plist(gid)) < 0) {
+            error_msg("error in getting group creation property list ID\n");
+            h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        /* query the group creation properties for attributes */
+        if (H5Pget_attr_creation_order(gcpl_id, &attr_crt_order_flags) < 0) {
+            error_msg("error in getting group creation properties\n");
+            h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        /* query the group creation properties */
+        if(H5Pget_link_creation_order(gcpl_id, &crt_order_flags) < 0) {
+            error_msg("error in getting group creation properties\n");
+            h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+
+        if(H5Pclose(gcpl_id) < 0) {
+            error_msg("error in closing group creation property list ID\n");
+            h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+		trav_handle_udata_t handle_udata;     /* User data for traversal */
+
+		handle_udata.fid = fid;
+		handle_udata.op_name = (char*)path_name;
+		if(h5trav_visit(fid, "/", TRUE, TRUE, obj_search, lnk_search, &handle_udata) < 0) {
+			error_msg("error traversing information\n");
+			h5tools_setstatus(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+    }
+}
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    handle_attributes
  *
@@ -1363,7 +1570,6 @@ handle_attributes(hid_t fid, const char *attr, void UNUSED * data, int UNUSED pe
 
 	attr_name = h5tools_str_replace(attr + j + 1, "\\/", "/");
 
-
     /* handle error case: cannot open the object with the attribute */
     if((oid = H5Oopen(fid, obj_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
         /* setup */
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.h b/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.h
index c769194..4511f7b 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.h
+++ b/tools/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void      dump_fcontents(hid_t fid);
 /* callback function used by H5Aiterate2() */
 herr_t    dump_attr_cb(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name, const H5A_info_t *info, void *_op_data);
 
+void handle_paths(hid_t fid, const char *path_name, void *data, int pe, const char *display_name);
 void handle_datasets(hid_t fid, const char *dset, void *data, int pe, const char *display_name);
 void handle_attributes(hid_t fid, const char *attr, void UNUSED * data, int UNUSED pe, const char UNUSED *display_name);
 void handle_groups(hid_t fid, const char *group, void UNUSED *data, int pe, const char *display_name);
diff --git a/tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in b/tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
index 0e3cfda..fc79d28 100644
--- a/tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
+++ b/tools/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-4s.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-5s.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-6.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-6.exp
+$SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-7.ddl
+$SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tall-7N.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tallfilters.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tarray1.ddl
 $SRC_H5DUMP_TESTFILES/tarray1_big.ddl
@@ -912,6 +914,7 @@ TOOLTEST4 tdset-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -d dset1 -d /dset2 --dataset=dset3
 TOOLTEST tattr-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tattr.h5
 # test for displaying the selected attributes of string type and scalar space
 TOOLTEST tattr-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -a "/\/attr1" --attribute /attr4 --attribute=/attr5 tattr.h5
+TOOLTEST tattr-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -N "/\/attr1" --any_object /attr4 --any_object=/attr5 tattr.h5
 # test for header and error messages
 TOOLTEST4 tattr-3.ddl --enable-error-stack --header -a /attr2 --attribute=/attr tattr.h5
 # test for displaying at least 9 attributes on root from a BE machine
@@ -924,6 +927,7 @@ TOOLTEST tslink-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tslink.h5
 TOOLTEST tudlink-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tudlink.h5
 # test for displaying the selected link
 TOOLTEST tslink-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -l slink2 tslink.h5
+TOOLTEST tslink-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -N slink2 tslink.h5
 TOOLTEST tudlink-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -l udlink2 tudlink.h5
 # test for displaying dangling soft links
 TOOLTEST4 tslink-D.ddl --enable-error-stack -d /slink1 tslink.h5
@@ -933,12 +937,15 @@ TOOLTEST thlink-1.ddl --enable-error-stack thlink.h5
 TOOLTEST thlink-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -d /g1/dset2 --dataset /dset1 --dataset=/g1/g1.1/dset3 thlink.h5
 TOOLTEST thlink-3.ddl --enable-error-stack -d /g1/g1.1/dset3 --dataset /g1/dset2 --dataset=/dset1 thlink.h5
 TOOLTEST thlink-4.ddl --enable-error-stack -g /g1 thlink.h5
+TOOLTEST thlink-4.ddl --enable-error-stack -N /g1 thlink.h5
 TOOLTEST thlink-5.ddl --enable-error-stack -d /dset1 -g /g2 -d /g1/dset2 thlink.h5
+TOOLTEST thlink-5.ddl --enable-error-stack -N /dset1 -N /g2 -N /g1/dset2 thlink.h5
 
 # tests for compound data types
 TOOLTEST tcomp-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tcompound.h5
 # test for named data types
 TOOLTEST tcomp-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -t /type1 --datatype /type2 --datatype=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5
+TOOLTEST tcomp-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -N /type1 --any_object /type2 --any_object=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5
 # test for unamed type 
 TOOLTEST4 tcomp-3.ddl --enable-error-stack -t /#6632 -g /group2 tcompound.h5
 # test complicated compound datatype
@@ -952,6 +959,9 @@ TOOLTEST tnestedcmpddt.ddl --enable-error-stack tnestedcmpddt.h5
 TOOLTEST4 tall-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tall.h5
 TOOLTEST tall-2.ddl --enable-error-stack --header -g /g1/g1.1 -a attr2 tall.h5
 TOOLTEST tall-3.ddl --enable-error-stack -d /g2/dset2.1 -l /g1/g1.2/g1.2.1/slink tall.h5
+TOOLTEST tall-3.ddl --enable-error-stack -N /g2/dset2.1 -N /g1/g1.2/g1.2.1/slink tall.h5
+TOOLTEST tall-7.ddl --enable-error-stack -a attr1 tall.h5
+TOOLTEST tall-7N.ddl --enable-error-stack -N attr1 tall.h5
 
 # test for loop detection
 TOOLTEST tloop-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tloop.h5
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5dump-help.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5dump-help.txt
index 4367cb5..2a59a32 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5dump-help.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5dump-help.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tall-7.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tall-7.ddl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0ad5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tall-7.ddl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+HDF5 "tall.h5" {
+ATTRIBUTE "attr1" {
+   DATATYPE  H5T_STD_I8BE
+   DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 10 ) / ( 10 ) }
+   DATA {
+   (0): 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 0
+   }
+}
+}
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tall-7N.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tall-7N.ddl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba5774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tall-7N.ddl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+HDF5 "tall.h5" {
+ATTRIBUTE "attr1" {
+   DATATYPE  H5T_STD_I8BE
+   DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 10 ) / ( 10 ) }
+   DATA {
+   (0): 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 0
+   }
+}
+ATTRIBUTE "attr1" {
+   DATATYPE  H5T_STD_I8BE
+   DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 27 ) / ( 27 ) }
+   DATA {
+   (0): 49, 115, 116, 32, 97, 116, 116, 114, 105, 98, 117, 116, 101, 32, 111,
+   (15): 102, 32, 100, 115, 101, 116, 49, 46, 49, 46, 49, 0
+   }
+}
+}
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tnofilename-with-packed-bits.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tnofilename-with-packed-bits.ddl
index e22cd82..1ad1249 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tnofilename-with-packed-bits.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tnofilename-with-packed-bits.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsIncomplete.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsIncomplete.ddl
index a7e1d02..1468ad1 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsIncomplete.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsIncomplete.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthExceeded.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthExceeded.ddl
index 62ca870..557f2a7 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthExceeded.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthExceeded.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthPositive.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthPositive.ddl
index 2a69f14..342e4e8 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthPositive.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsLengthPositive.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsMaxExceeded.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsMaxExceeded.ddl
index aafdd91..eb569d2 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsMaxExceeded.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsMaxExceeded.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetExceeded.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetExceeded.ddl
index 960f62b..a00b561 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetExceeded.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetExceeded.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetNegative.ddl b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetNegative.ddl
index c113866..aa6e79b 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetNegative.ddl
+++ b/tools/testfiles/tpbitsOffsetNegative.ddl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ usage: h5dump [OPTIONS] files
      -g P, --group=P      Print the specified group and all members
      -l P, --soft-link=P  Print the value(s) of the specified soft link
      -t P, --datatype=P   Print the specified named datatype
+     -N P, --any_path=P   Print any attribute, dataset, group, datatype, or link that matches P
+                          P can be the absolute path or just a relative path.
      -A,   --onlyattr     Print the header and value of attributes
                           Optional value 0 suppresses printing attributes.
 --------------- Object Property Options ---------------