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authorBill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>2001-12-21 20:05:24 (GMT)
committerBill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>2001-12-21 20:05:24 (GMT)
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[svn-r4750]
Purpose: Feature Description Description: Added description of the --filedriver flag to the H5dump. Platforms tested: w3m
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<font size=-1>CORRECT:</font> &nbsp;
<code>h5dump -a /attr1 -a /attr2 foo.h5</code>
</br>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ It's possible to select the file driver with which to open the
+ HDF5 file by using the --filedriver (-f) command-line option.
+ Acceptable values for the --filedriver option are: "sec2",
+ "family", "split", "multi", and "stream". If the file driver flag
+ isn't specified, then the file will be opened with each driver in
+ turn and in the order specified above until one driver succeeds
+ in opening the file.
+ </p>
<dt><strong>XML Output:</strong>
<dd>With the <code>--xml</code> option, <code>h5dump</code> generates