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| author | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2001-04-18 17:03:21 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/html/Tools.html b/doc/html/Tools.html index 5a2d3d8..13fd62e 100644 --- a/doc/html/Tools.html +++ b/doc/html/Tools.html @@ -1,959 +1,745 @@ -<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> -<head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> - <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.61 [en] (WinNT; I) [Netscape]"> - <title>HDF5/Tools API Specification -</title> -</head> +<head><title> +HDF5/Tools API Specification +</title></head> + <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> -<hr> +<hr> <center> - -<table border="0" width="98%"> - <tr> - <td align=left valign=top> - <a href="H5.intro.html">Introduction to HDF5</a><br> - <a href="H5.user.html">HDF5 User Guide</a><br> - <a href="index.html">Other HDF5 documents and links</a><br> - <!-- <a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a><br> --> - </td> - - <td align=right valign=top> - And in this document, the <a href="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 Reference Manual</a><br> - <a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a> - <a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a> - <a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a> - <a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a> - <a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a> - <a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a> - <a href="RM_H5I.html">H5I</a> - <a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a> - - <br> - - <a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a> - <a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> - <a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> - <a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> - Tools - <a href="PredefDTypes.html">Datatypes</a> - </td> - </tr> +<table border=0 width=98%> +<tr><td valign=top align=left> +<a href="H5.intro.html">Introduction to HDF5</a> <br> +<a href="H5.user.html">HDF5 User Guide</a> <br> +<a href="index.html">Other HDF5 documents and links</a> <br> +<!-- +<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a><br> +--> +</td> +<td valign=top align=right> +And in this document, the +<a href="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 Reference Manual</a> +<br> +<a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a> +<a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a> +<a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a> +<a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a> +<a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a> +<a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a> +<a href="RM_H5I.html">H5I</a> +<a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a> +<br> +<a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a> +<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> +<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> +<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> +Tools +<a href="PredefDTypes.html">Datatypes</a> +</td></tr> </table> - </center> - <hr> -<center><h1>HDF5 Tools</h1></center> -<h2>HDF5 Tool Interfaces</h2> +<center> +<h1>HDF5 Tools</h1> +</center> +<h2>HDF5 Tool Interfaces</h2> +<p> These tools enable the user to examine HDF5 files interactively. -<table BORDER=0 > - <tr> - <td VALIGN=TOP> - <ul> - <li><a href="#Tools-Dump">h5dump</a> -- A tool for displaying - HDF5 file contents</li> - - <li><a href="#Tools-Ls">h5ls</a> -- A tool for listing specified - features of HDF5 file contents</li> - - <li><a href="#Tools-Repart">h5repart</a> -- A tool for - repartitioning a file, creating a family of files</li> - <li><a href="#Tools-H5toh4">h5toh4</a> -- A tool for converting - an HDF5 file to an HDF4 file</li> - - <li><a href="#Tools-H4toh5">h4toh5</a> -- A tool for converting - an HDF4 file to an HDF5 file</li> - </ul> - </td> - </tr> +<table border=0> +<tr><td valign=top> +<ul> + <li><a href="#Tools-Dump">h5dump</a> -- + A tool for displaying HDF5 file contents + <li><a href="#Tools-Ls">h5ls</a> -- + A tool for listing specified features of HDF5 file contents + <li><a href="#Tools-Repart">h5repart</a> -- + A tool for repartitioning a file, creating a family of files + <li><a href="#Tools-H5toh4">h5toh4</a> -- + A tool for converting an HDF5 file to an HDF4 file + <li><a href="#Tools-H4toh5">h4toh5</a> -- + A tool for converting an HDF4 file to an HDF5 file +</ul> +</td></tr> </table> <p> -<hr> +<hr> <dl> - <dt><b>Tool Name:</b> <a name="Tools-Dump"></a>h5dump</dt> - - <dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt> - - <dd><tt>h5dump [</tt><i>OPTIONS</i><tt>]</tt> <i>file</i></dd> - - <dt><b>Purpose:</b></dt> - - <dd>Displays HDF5 file contents in HDF5 DDL or XML.</dd> - - <dt><b>Description:</b></dt> - - <dd> -<p> -The <tt>h5dump</tt> tool enables the user to interactively examine the -contents of an HDF5 file and dump those contents, in human readable form, -to an ASCII file. Optionally, the contents of the file may be dumped as -XML. -</p> - -<p> -<tt>h5dump</tt> dumps an HDF5 file's contents to standard output. It can -display the contents of the whole HDF5 file or selected objects, which -can be groups, datasets, a subset of a dataset, links, attributes, or -data types. -</p> - -<p> -The <tt>--header</tt> option displays object header information only. -</p> - -<p> -Names are the absolute names of the objects. <tt>h5dump</tt> displays -objects in the same order as given on the command line. If a name does -not start with a slash (/), <tt>h5dump</tt> begins searching for the -specified object starting at the root group. -</p> - -<p> -If an object is hard linked with multiple names, <tt>h5dump</tt> displays -the contents of the object in the first occurrence. Only the link -information is displayed in later occurrences. -</p> - -<p> -<tt>h5dump</tt> assigns a name for any unnamed data type in the form of -<tt>#</tt><i>oid1</i><tt>:</tt><i>oid2</i>, where <i>oid1</i> and -<i>oid2</i> are the object identifiers assigned by the library. The -unnamed types are displayed within the root group. -</p> - -<p> -Data types are displayed with standard type names. For example, if a data -set is created with <tt>H5T_NATIVE_INT</tt> type and the standard type -name for integer on that machine is <tt>H5T_STD_I32BE</tt>, -<tt>h5dump</tt> displays <tt>H5T_STD_I32BE</tt> as the type of the data -set. -</p> - -<p> -<tt>h5dump</tt> can also be used to dump a subset of data from a dataset. -It operates in much the same way that hyperslabs do in the HDF5 library. -The parameters specified on the command line are passed to the -<a href="RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectHyperslab"><tt>H5Sselect_hyperslab</tt></a> -function and the resulting selection is then displayed. -</p> - -<p> -The <tt>h5dump</tt> output is described in detail in the <i><a -href="ddl.html">DDL for HDF5</a></i>, the <i>Data Description -Language</i> document. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Note</i>: It is no longer permissable to specify multiple attributes, -datasets, data types, groups, or soft links with one flag. For example, -before one could issue the command: -</p> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -a /attr1 /attr2 foo.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - -<p> -and both <tt>/attr1</tt> and <tt>/attr2</tt> would be dumped. In order to -do this now, one must issue the command: -</p> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -a /attr1 -a /attr2 foo.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <dt><b>XML Output</b></dt> - -<p> -The <tt>--xml</tt> option selects output in XML. The XML output contains -a complete description of the file, marked up in XML. The XML conforms to -the HDF5 Document Type Definition (DTD), which is available at: -</p> - - <dl><a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd">http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd</a></dl> - -<p> -The XML output is suitable for use with other tools, including the <a -href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/java-hdf5-html">HDF5 Java Tools</a>. -</p> - - <dt><b>Options and Parameters:</b></dt> - - <dl> - <dt><tt>-h</tt> or <tt>--help</tt></dt> - - <dd>Print a usage message and exit.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-B</tt> or <tt>--bootblock</tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the content of the boot block.<br> - <i>(This option is not yet implemented.)</i></dd> - - <dt><tt>-H</tt> or <tt>--header</tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the header only; no data is displayed.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-i</tt> or <tt>--object-ids</tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the object ids.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-V</tt> or <tt>--version</tt></dt> - - <dd>Print version number and exit.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-a <i>P</i></tt> or <tt>--attribute=<i>P</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the specified attribute.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-d <i>P</i></tt> or <tt>--dataset=<i>P</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the specified dataset.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-g <i>P</i></tt> or <tt>--group=<i>P</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the specified group and all members.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-l <i>P</i></tt> or <tt>--soft-link=<i>P</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the value(s) of the specified soft link.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-o <i>F</i></tt> or <tt>--output=<i>F</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Output raw data into file F.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-t <i>T</i></tt> or <tt>--datatype=<i>T</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Print the specified named data type.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-w <i>N</i></tt> or <tt>--width=<i>N</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Set the number of columns of output.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-x <i>U</i></tt> or <tt>--xml</tt></dt> - - <dd>Output XML instead of DDL.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-D <i>U</i></tt> or <tt>--xml-dtd=<i>U</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>In XML output, refer to the DTD at U instead of the default DTD.</dd> - - <dt><tt>-s <i>L</i></tt> or <tt>--start=<i>L</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Offset of start of subsetting selection [Default: beginning of - dataset]</dd> - - <dt><tt>-S <i>L</i></tt> or <tt>--stride=<i>L</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Hyperslab stride [Default: 1 in all dimensions]</dd> - - <dt><tt>-c <i>L</i></tt> or <tt>--count=<i>L</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Number of blocks to include in selection</dd> - - <dt><tt>-k <i>L</i></tt> or <tt>--block=<i>L</i></tt></dt> - - <dd>Size of block in hyperslab [Default: 1 in all dimensions]</dd> - - <dt><i>file</i></dt> - - <dd>The file to be examined.</dd> - </dl> - - <ul> - <li><i>P</i> - is the full path from the root group to the object.</li> - - <li><i>T</i> - is the name of the data type.</li> - - <li><i>F</i> - is a filename.</li> - - <li><i>N</i> - is an integer greater than 1.</li> - - <li><i>L</i> - is a list of integers the number of which are equal to - the number of dimensions in the dataspace being queried.</li> - - <li><i>U</i> - is a URI (as defined in [<a - href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt">IETF RFC - 2396</a>], updated by [<a - href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt">IETF RFC - 2732</a>]) that refers to the DTD to be used to - validate the XML.</li> - - </ul> - -<p> -Subsetting parameters can be specified in a convenient compact format. -The format is: -</p> - - <blockquote> - <tt>--dataset="/foo/mydataset[START;STRIDE;COUNT;BLOCK]"</tt> - </blockquote> +<dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-Dump">h5dump</a> +<dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> + <dd><code>h5dump + [</code><em>OPTIONS</em><code>]</code> <em>file</em> +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Displays HDF5 file contents. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd><code>h5dump</code> enables the user to interactively examine + the contents of an HDF5 file and dump those contents, in human + readable form, to an ASCII file. + <p> + <code>h5dump</code> dumps HDF5 file content to standard output. + It can display the contents of the entire HDF5 file or + selected objects, which can be groups, datasets, a subset of a + dataset, links, attributes, or datatypes. + </p> + <p> + The <code>--header</code> option displays object header + information only. + </p> + <p> + Names are the absolute names of the objects. <code>h5dump</code> + displays objects in the order same as the command order. If a + name does not start with a slash, <code>h5dump</code> begins + searching for the specified object starting at the root group. + </p> + <p> + If an object is hard linked with multiple names, + <code>h5dump</code> displays the content of the object in the + first occurrence. Only the link information is displayed in later + occurrences. + </p> + <p> + <code>h5dump</code> assigns a name for any unnamed datatype in + the form of + <code>#</code><em>oid1</em><code>:</code><em>oid2</em>, where + <em>oid1</em> and <em>oid2</em> are the object identifiers + assigned by the library. The unnamed types are displayed within + the root group. + </p> + <p> + Datatypes are displayed with standard type names. For example, + if a dataset is created with <code>H5T_NATIVE_INT</code> type + and the standard type name for integer on that machine is + <code>H5T_STD_I32BE</code>, <code>h5dump</code> displays + <code>H5T_STD_I32BE</code> as the type of the dataset. + </p> + <p> + <code>h5dump</code> can also dump a subset of a dataset. + This feature operates in much the same way as hyperslabs in HDF5; + the parameters specified on the commnd line are passed to the + function <a href="RM_H5S.html#Dataspace-SelectHyperslab"> + <code>H5Sselect_hyperslab</code></a> and the resulting selection + is displayed. + </p> + <p> + The <code>h5dump</code> output is described in detail in the + <a href="ddl.html"><cite>DDL for HDF5</cite></a>, the + <cite>Data Description Language</cite> document. + </p> + <p> + <em>Note</em>: It is not permissable to specify multiple + attributes, datasets, datatypes, groups, or soft links with one + flag. For example, one may not issue the command + <br> + + <font size=-1>WRONG:</font> + <code>h5dump -a /attr1 /attr2 foo.h5</code> + </br> + to display both <code>/attr1</code> and <code>/attr2</code>. + One must issue the following command: + <br> + + <font size=-1>CORRECT:</font> + <code>h5dump -a /attr1 -a /attr2 foo.h5</code> + </br> + +<dt><strong>XML Output:</strong> + <dd>With the <code>--xml</code> option, <code>h5dump</code> generates + XML output. This output contains a complete description of the file, + marked up in XML. The XML conforms to the HDF5 Document Type + Definition (DTD) available at + <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd"> + <code>http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd</code></a>. + <p> + The XML output is suitable for use with other tools, including the + <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/java-hdf5-html">HDF5 Java Tools</a>. -<p> -All of the semicolons (;) are required to be there even if you don't -specify a value for the parameter (thereby using the default value). -</p> +<dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><code>-h</code> or + <code>--help</code></dt> + <dd>Print a usage message and exit.</dd> + <dt><code>-B</code> or + <code>--bootblock</code></dt> + <dd>Print the content of the boot block.<br> + <em>(This option is not yet implemented.)</em></dd> + <dt><code>-H</code> or + <code>--header</code></dt> + <dd>Print the header only; no data is displayed.</dd> + <dt><code>-i</code> or + <code>--object-ids</code></dt> + <dd>Print the object ids.</dd> + <dt><code>-V</code> or + <code>--version</code></dt> + <dd>Print version number and exit.</dd> + <dt><code>-a <em>P</em></code> or + <code>--attribute=<em>P</em></code></dt> + <dd>Print the specified attribute.</dd> + <dt><code>-d <em>P</em></code> or + <code>--dataset=<em>P</em></code></dt> + <dd>Print the specified dataset.</dd> + <dt><code>-g <em>P</em></code> or + <code>--group=<em>P</em></code></dt> + <dd>Print the specified group and all members.</dd> + <dt><code>-l <em>P</em></code> or + <code>--soft-link=<em>P</em></code></dt> + <dd>Print the value(s) of the specified soft link.</dd> + <dt><code>-o <em>F</em></code> or + <code>--output=<em>F</em></code></dt> + <dd>Output raw data into file F.</dd> + <dt><code>-t <em>T</em></code> or + <code>--datatype=<em>T</em></code></dt> + <dd>Print the specified named datatype.</dd> + <dt><code>-w <em>N</em></code> or + <code>--width=<em>N</em></code></dt> + <dd>Set the number of columns of output.</dd> + <dt><code>-x <em>U</em></code> or + <code>--xml</code></dt> + <dd>Output XML instead of DDL.</dd> + <dt><code>-D <em>U</em></code> or + <code>--xml-dtd=<em>U</em></code></dt> + <dd>In XML output, refer to the DTD at <em>U</em> + instead of the default DTD.</dd> + <dt><code>-s <em>L</em></code> or + <code>--start=<em>L</em></code></dt> + <dd>Offset of start of subsetting selection. + <br> + Default: the beginning of the dataset.</dd> + <dt><code>-S <em>L</em></code> or + <code>--stride=<em>L</em></code></dt> + <dd>Hyperslab stride. + <br> + Default: 1 in all dimensions.</dd> + <dt><code>-c <em>L</em></code> or + <code>--count=<em>L</em></code></dt> + <dd>Number of blocks to include in the selection.</dd> + <dt><code>-k <em>L</em></code> or + <code>--block=<em>L</em></code></dt> + <dd>Size of block in hyperslab. + <br> + Default: 1 in all dimensions.</dd> + <dt><em>file</em></dt> + <dd>The file to be examined.</dd> + <br><br> + <dt>The option parameters listed above are defined as follows: + <dd><em>P</em> -- The full path from the root group to + the object</dd> + <dd><em>T</em> -- The name of the datatype</dd> + <dd><em>F</em> -- A filename</dd> + <dd><em>N</em> -- An integer greater than 1</dd> + <dd><em>L</em> -- A list of integers, the number of which is + equal to the number of dimensions in the dataspace being + queried</dd> + <dd><em>U</em> -- A URI (as defined in + [<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt">IETF RFC 2396</a>], + updated by + [<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt">IETF RFC 2732</a>]) + that refers to the DTD to be used to validate the XML</dd> + <br><br> + <dt>Subsetting paramaters can also be expressed in a convenient + compact form, as follows: + <br> + + <code>--dataset="/foo/mydataset[START;STRIDE;COUNT;BLOCK]"</code> + <br> + All of the semicolons (<code>;</code>) are required, even when + a parameter value is not specified. + When not specified, default parameter values are used. + </dl> + <p> - <dt><b>Examples:</b></dt> +<dt><strong>Examples:</strong> <ol> - <li>Dumping the group <tt>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</tt> in the file - <tt>quux.h5</tt>:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -g /GroupFoo/GroupBar quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>Dumping the dataset <tt>Fnord</tt> in the group - <tt>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</tt> in the file <tt>quux.h5</tt>:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -d /GroupFoo/GroupBar/Fnord quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>Dumping the attribute <tt>metadata</tt> of the dataset - <tt>Fnord</tt> which is in group <tt>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</tt> in - the file <tt>quux.h5</tt>:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -a /GroupFoo/GroupBar/Fnord/metadata quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>Dumping the attribute <tt>metadata</tt> which is an attribute - of the root group in the file <tt>quux.h5</tt>:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -a /metadata quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>Producing an XML listing of the file bobo.h5:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump --xml bobo.h5 > bobo.h5.xml</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>Dumping a subset of the dataset <tt>/GroupFoo/databar</tt> in - file <tt>quux.h5</tt>:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -d /GroupFoo/databar --start="1,1" --stride="2,3" --count="3,19" --block="1,1" quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> - - <li>The same example using the short form of specifying the - subsetting parameters:</li> - - <blockquote> - <tt>h5dump -d "/GroupFoo/databar[1,1;2,3;3,19;1,1]" quux.h5</tt> - </blockquote> + <li>Dumping the group <code>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</code> in the file + <code>quux.h5</code>: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -g /GroupFoo/GroupBar quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> + <li>Dumping the dataset <code>Fnord</code> in the group + <code>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</code> in the file <code>quux.h5</code>: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -d /GroupFoo/GroupBar/Fnord quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> + <li>Dumping the attribute <code>metadata</code> of the dataset + <code>Fnord</code> which is in group + <code>/GroupFoo/GroupBar</code> in the file <code>quux.h5</code>: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -a /GroupFoo/GroupBar/Fnord/metadata quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> + <li>Dumping the attribute <code>metadata</code> which is an + attribute of the root group in the file <code>quux.h5</code>: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -a /metadata quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> + <li>Producing an XML listing of the file <code>bobo.h5</code>: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump --xml bobo.h5 > bobo.h5.xml</code> + </blockquote> + <li>Dumping a subset of the dataset <code>/GroupFoo/databar/</code> + in the file <code>quux.h5</code> + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -d /GroupFoo/databar --start="1,1" --stride="2,3" + <br> + --count="3,19" --block="1,1" quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> + <li>The same example using the short form to specify the + subsetting parameters: + <blockquote> + <code>h5dump -d "/GroupFoo/databar[1,1;2,3;3,19;1,1]" quux.h5</code> + </blockquote> </ol> - - <dt><b>Current Status:</b></dt> - - <dd>The current version of <tt>h5dump</tt> displays the following - information:</dd> - +<dt><strong>Current Status:</strong> + <dd>The current version of <code>h5dump</code> displays the + following information: + <ul> + <li>Group + <ul> + <li>group attribute (see Attribute) + <li>group member + </ul> + <li>Dataset + <ul> + <li>dataset attribute (see Attribute) + <li>dataset type (see Datatype) + <li>dataset space (see Dataspace) + <li>dataset data + </ul> + <li>Attribute + <ul> + <li>attribute type (see Datatype) + <li>attribute space (see Dataspace) + <li>attribute data + </ul> + <li>Datatype + <ul> + <li>integer type + <br> + - H5T_STD_I8BE, H5T_STD_I8LE, H5T_STD_I16BE, ... + <li>floating point type + <br> + - H5T_IEEE_F32BE, H5T_IEEE_F32LE, H5T_IEEE_F64BE, ... + <li>string type + <li>compound type + <br> + - named, unnamed and transient compound type + <br> + - integer, floating or string type member + <li>opaque types + <li>reference type + <br> + - object references + <br> + - data regions + <li>enum type + <li>variable-length datatypes + <br> + - atomic types only + <br> + - scalar or single dimensional array of variable-length + types supported + </ul> + <li>Dataspace + <ul> + <li>scalar and simple space + </ul> + <li>Soft link + <li>Hard link + <li>Loop detection + </ul> + +<dt><strong>See Also:</strong> <ul> - <li>Group</li> - - <ul> - <li>group attribute (see Attribute)</li> - - <li>group member</li> - </ul> - - <li>Dataset</li> - - <ul> - <li>dataset attribute (see Attribute)</li> - - <li>dataset type (see Data type)</li> - - <li>dataset space (see Data space)</li> - - <li>dataset data</li> - </ul> - - <li>Attribute</li> - - <ul> - <li>attribute type (see Data type)</li> - - <li>attribute space (see Data space)</li> - - <li>attribute data</li> - </ul> + <li>HDF5 Data Description Language syntax at + <a href="ddl.html"><cite>DDL for HDF5</cite></a> - <li>Data type</li> + <li>HDF5 XML DTD at + <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd">http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd</a> - <ul> - <li>integer type</li> - - <dt>- <tt>H5T_STD_I8BE, H5T_STD_I8LE, H5T_STD_I16BE, ...</tt></dt> - - <li>floating point type</li> - - <dt>- <tt>H5T_IEEE_F32BE, H5T_IEEE_F32LE, H5T_IEEE_F64BE, ...</tt></dt> - - <li>string type</li> - - <li>compound type</li> - - <dt>- named, unnamed and transient compound type</dt> - - <dt>- integer, floating or string type member</dt> - - <li>opaque types</li> - - <li>reference type</li> - - <dt>- object references</dt> - - <dt>- data regions</dt> - - <li>enum type</li> - - <li>variable-length datatypes</li> - - <dt>- atomic types only</dt> - - <dt>- scalar or single dimensional array of variable-length types - supported</dt> - </ul> - - <li>Data space</li> - - <ul> - <li>scalar and simple space</li> - </ul> - - <li>Soft link</li> - - <li>Hard link</li> - - <li>Loop detection</li> + <li>HDF5 XML information at + <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML">http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML/</a> </ul> - <dt><b>See Also:</b></dt> - - <dd>HDF5 Data Description Language syntax (<i><a href="ddl.html">DDL - for HDF5</a></i>)</dd> - - <dd>HDF5 XML DTD: <a - href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd">http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd</a></dd> - - <dd>HDF5 XML information: <a - href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML">http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML</a>/</dd> - </dt> </dl> <hr> - <dl> -<dt> -<b>Tool Name:</b> <a NAME="Tools-Ls"></a>h5ls</dt> - -<dt> -<b>Syntax:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5ls [</tt><i>OPTIONS</i><tt>]</tt><i> file</i><tt> [</tt><i>OBJECTS...</i><tt>]</tt></dd> - -<dt> -<b>Purpose:</b></dt> - -<dd> -Prints information about a file or dataset.</dd> - -<dt> -<b>Description:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5ls</tt> prints selected information about file objects in the specified -format.</dd> - -<dt> -<b>Options and Parameters:</b></dt> - -<dl> -<dt> -<tt>-h</tt> or <tt>-?</tt> or -<tt>--help</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print a usage message and exit.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-a</tt> or <tt>--address</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print addresses for raw data.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-d</tt> or <tt>--data</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print the values of datasets.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-e</tt> or <tt>--errors</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Show all HDF5 error reporting.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-f</tt> or <tt>--full</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print full path names instead of base names.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-g</tt> or <tt>--group</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Show information about a group, not its contents.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-l</tt> or <tt>--label</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Label members of compound datasets.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-r</tt> or <tt>--recursive</tt></dt> - -<dd> -List all groups recursively, avoiding cycles.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-s</tt> or <tt>--string</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print 1-bytes integer datasets as ASCII.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-S</tt> or <tt>--simple</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Use a machine-readable output format.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-w</tt><i>N</i> or <tt>--width=</tt><i>N</i></dt> - -<dd> -Set the number of columns of output.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-v</tt> or <tt>--verbose</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Generate more verbose output.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-V</tt> or <tt>--version</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print version number and exit.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-x</tt> or <tt>--hexdump</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Show raw data in hexadecimal format.</dd> - -<dt> -<i>file</i></dt> - -<dd> -The file name may include a printf(3C) integer format such as <tt>%%05d</tt> -to open a file family.</dd> - -<dt> -<i>objects</i></dt> - -<dd> -Each object consists of an HDF5 file name optionally followed by a slash -and an object name within the file (if no object is specified within the -file then the contents of the root group are displayed). The file name -may include a <tt>printf(3C)</tt> integer format such as "%05d" to open -a file family.</dd> -</dl> +<dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-Ls">h5ls</a> +<dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> + <dd><code>h5ls + [</code><em>OPTIONS</em><code>]</code><em> + file</em><code> + [</code><em>OBJECTS...</em><code>]</code> +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Prints information about a file or dataset. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd><code>h5ls</code> prints selected information about file objects + in the specified format. +<dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><code>-h</code> or + <code>-?</code> or + <code>--help</code> + <dd>Print a usage message and exit. + <dt><code>-a</code> or + <code>--address</code> + <dd>Print addresses for raw data. + <dt><code>-d</code> or <code>--data</code> + <dd>Print the values of datasets. + <dt><code>-e</code> or + <code>--errors</code> + <dd>Show all HDF5 error reporting. + <dt><code>-f</code> or + <code>--full</code> + <dd>Print full path names instead of base names. + <dt><code>-g</code> or + <code>--group</code> + <dd>Show information about a group, not its contents. + <dt><code>-l</code> or + <code>--label</code> + <dd>Label members of compound datasets. + <dt><code>-r</code> or + <code>--recursive</code> + <dd>List all groups recursively, avoiding cycles. + <dt><code>-s</code> or + <code>--string</code> + <dd>Print 1-bytes integer datasets as ASCII. + <dt><code>-S</code> or + <code>--simple</code> + <dd>Use a machine-readable output format. + <dt><code>-w</code><em>N</em> or + <code>--width=</code><em>N</em> + <dd>Set the number of columns of output. + <dt><code>-v</code> or + <code>--verbose</code> + <dd>Generate more verbose output. + <dt><code>-V</code> or + <code>--version</code> + <dd>Print version number and exit. + <dt><code>-x</code> or + <code>--hexdump</code> + <dd>Show raw data in hexadecimal format. + <dt><em>file</em> + <dd>The file name may include a printf(3C) integer format + such as <code>%%05d</code> to open a file family. + <dt><em>objects</em> + <dd>Each object consists of an HDF5 file name optionally + followed by a slash and an object name within the file + (if no object is specified within the file then the + contents of the root group are displayed). The file name + may include a <code>printf(3C)</code> integer format such + as "%05d" to open a file family. + </dl> <!-- <dt><strong>Current Status:</strong> <dd> <dt><strong>See Also:</strong> <dd> ---></dl> +--> +</dl> <hr> <dl> -<dt> -<b>Tool Name:</b> <a NAME="Tools-Repart"></a>h5repart</dt> - -<dt> -<b>Syntax:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5repart [-v] [-V] [-[b|m]</tt><i>N</i><tt>[g|m|k]]</tt> <i>source_file -dest_file</i></dd> - -<dt> -<b>Purpose:</b></dt> - -<dd> -Repartitions a file or family of files.</dd> - -<dt> -<b>Description:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5repart</tt> splits a single file into a family of files, joins a -family of files into a single file, or copies one family of files to another -while changing the size of the family members. <tt>h5repart</tt> can also -be used to copy a single file to a single file with holes.</dd> - -<br> -<p> -<br> -<br> -<p>Sizes associated with the <tt>-b</tt> and <tt>-m</tt> options may be -suffixed with <tt>g</tt> for gigabytes, <tt>m</tt> for megabytes, or -<tt>k</tt> -for kilobytes. -<p>File family names include an integer <tt>printf</tt> format such as -<tt>%d</tt>. -<dt> -<b>Options and Parameters:</b></dt> - -<dl> -<dt> -<tt>-v</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Produce verbose output.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-V</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Print a version number and exit.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-b</tt><i>N</i></dt> - -<dd> -The I/O block size, defaults to 1kB</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-m</tt><i>N</i></dt> - -<dd> -The destination member size or 1GB</dd> - -<dt> -<i>source_file</i></dt> - -<dd> -The name of the source file</dd> - -<dt> -<i>dest_file</i></dt> +<dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-Repart">h5repart</a> +<dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> + <dd><code>h5repart + [-v] + [-V] + [-[b|m]</code><em>N</em><code>[g|m|k]]</code> + <em>source_file + dest_file</em> +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Repartitions a file or family of files. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd><code>h5repart</code> splits a single file into a family of + files, joins a family of files into a single file, or copies + one family of files to another while changing the size of the + family members. <code>h5repart</code> can also be used to + copy a single file to a single file with holes. + <p> + Sizes associated with the <code>-b</code> and <code>-m</code> + options may be suffixed with <code>g</code> for gigabytes, + <code>m</code> for megabytes, or <code>k</code> for kilobytes. + <p> + File family names include an integer <code>printf</code> + format such as <code>%d</code>. -<dd> -The name of the destination files</dd> -</dl> +<dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><code>-v</code> + <dd>Produce verbose output. + <dt><code>-V</code> + <dd>Print a version number and exit. + <dt><code>-b</code><em>N</em> + <dd>The I/O block size, defaults to 1kB + <dt><code>-m</code><em>N</em> + <dd>The destination member size or 1GB + <dt><em>source_file</em> + <dd>The name of the source file + <dt><em>dest_file</em> + <dd>The name of the destination files + </dl> <!-- <dt><strong>Current Status:</strong> <dd> <dt><strong>See Also:</strong> <dd> ---></dl> +--> +</dl> -<hr> -<dl> -<dt> -<b>Tool Name:</b> <a NAME="Tools-H5toh4"></a>h5toh4</dt> - -<dt> -<b>Syntax:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5toh4 -h</tt></dd> - -<br><tt>h5toh4 </tt><i>h5file h4file</i> -<br><tt>h5toh4 </tt><i>h5file</i> -<br><tt>h5toh4 -m </tt><i>h5file1 h5file2 h5file3</i> ... -<dt> -<b>Purpose:</b></dt> - -<dd> -Converts an HDF5 file into an HDF4 file.</dd> - -<dt> -<b>Description:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h5toh4</tt> is an HDF5 utility which reads an HDF5 file, <i>h5file</i>, -and converts all supported objects and pathways to produce an HDF4 file, -<i>h4file</i>. -If <i>h4file</i> already exists, it will be replaced.</dd> - -<br> -<p> -<br> -<br> -<p>If only one file name is given, the name must end in <tt>.h5</tt> and -is assumed to represent the HDF5 input file. <tt>h5toh4</tt> replaces the -<tt>.h5</tt> -suffix with <tt>.hdf</tt> to form the name of the resulting HDF4 file and -proceeds as above. If a file with the name of the intended HDF4 file already -exists, <tt>h5toh4</tt> exits with an error without changing the contents -of any file. -<p>The <tt>-m</tt> option allows multiple HDF5 file arguments. Each file -name is treated the same as the single file name case above. -<p>The <tt>-h</tt> option causes the following syntax summary to be displayed: -<pre> h5toh4 file.h5 file.hdf - h5toh4 file.h5 - h5toh4 -m file1.h5 file2.h5 ...</pre> -The following HDF5 objects occurring in an HDF5 file are converted to HDF4 -objects in the HDF4 file: -<ul> -<li> -HDF5 group objects are converted into HDF4 Vgroup objects. HDF5 hardlinks -and softlinks pointing to objects are converted to HDF4 Vgroup references.</li> - -<li> -HDF5 dataset objects of integer datatype are converted into HDF4 SDS objects. -These datasets may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. The slowest varying -dimension may be extendable. 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit integer datatypes -are supported.</li> - -<li> -HDF5 dataset objects of floating point datatype are converted into HDF4 -SDS objects. These datasets may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. The slowest -varying dimension may be extendable. 32-bit and 64-bit floating point datatypes -are supported.</li> - -<li> -HDF5 dataset objects of single dimension and compound datatype are converted -into HDF4 Vdata objects. The length of that single dimension may be fixed -or extendable. The members of the compound datatype are constrained to -be no more than rank 4.</li> - -<li> -HDF5 dataset objects of single dimension and fixed length string datatype -are converted into HDF4 Vdata objects. The HDF4 Vdata is a single field -whose order is the length of the HDF5 string type. The number of records -of the Vdata is the length of the single dimension which may be fixed or -extendable.</li> -</ul> -Other objects are not converted and are not recorded in the resulting <i>h4file</i>. -<p>Attributes associated with any of the supported HDF5 objects are carried -over to the HDF4 objects. Attributes may be of integer, floating point, -or fixed length string datatype and they may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. -<p>All datatypes are converted to big-endian. Floating point datatypes -are converted to IEEE format. -<dt> -<b>Options and Parameters:</b></dt> +<hr> <dl> -<dt> -<tt>-h</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Displays a syntax summary.</dd> - -<dt> -<tt>-m</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Converts multiple HDF5 files to multiple HDF4 files.</dd> - -<dt> -<i>h5file</i></dt> - -<dd> -The HDF5 file to be converted.</dd> +<dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-H5toh4">h5toh4</a> +<dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> + <dd><code>h5toh4 -h</code><br> + <code>h5toh4 </code><em> + h5file + h4file</em><br> + <code>h5toh4 </code><em> + h5file</em><br> + <code>h5toh4 -m </code><em> + h5file1 + h5file2 + h5file3</em> ... +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Converts an HDF5 file into an HDF4 file. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd><code>h5toh4</code> is an HDF5 utility which reads + an HDF5 file, <em>h5file</em>, and converts all + supported objects and pathways to produce an HDF4 file, + <em>h4file</em>. If <em>h4file</em> already exists, + it will be replaced. + <p> + If only one file name is given, the name must end in + <code>.h5</code> and is assumed to represent the + HDF5 input file. <code>h5toh4</code> replaces the + <code>.h5</code> suffix with <code>.hdf</code> to form + the name of the resulting HDF4 file and proceeds as above. + If a file with the name of the intended HDF4 file already + exists, <code>h5toh4</code> exits with an error without + changing the contents of any file. + <p> + The <code>-m</code> option allows multiple HDF5 file + arguments. Each file name is treated the same as the + single file name case above. + <p> + The <code>-h</code> option causes the following + syntax summary to be displayed: + <pre> h5toh4 file.h5 file.hdf + h5toh4 file.h5 + h5toh4 -m file1.h5 file2.h5 ...</pre> + + <p> -<dt> -<i>h4file</i></dt> + The following HDF5 objects occurring in an HDF5 file are + converted to HDF4 objects in the HDF4 file: + + <ul> + <li>HDF5 group objects are converted into HDF4 Vgroup + objects. HDF5 hardlinks and softlinks pointing to + objects are converted to HDF4 Vgroup references. + <li>HDF5 dataset objects of integer datatype are + converted into HDF4 SDS objects. These datasets + may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. + The slowest varying dimension may be extendable. + 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit integer datatypes are + supported. + <li>HDF5 dataset objects of floating point datatype + are converted into HDF4 SDS objects. + These datasets may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. + The slowest varying dimension may be extendable. + 32-bit and 64-bit floating point datatypes are + supported. + <li>HDF5 dataset objects of single dimension and + compound datatype are converted into HDF4 Vdata + objects. The length of that single dimension may + be fixed or extendable. The members of the + compound datatype are constrained to be no more + than rank 4. + <li>HDF5 dataset objects of single dimension and fixed length string + datatype are converted into HDF4 Vdata objects. The HDF4 Vdata + is a single field whose order is the length of the HDF5 string + type. The number of records of the Vdata is the length of the + single dimension which may be fixed or extendable. + </ul> + + Other objects are not converted and are not recorded + in the resulting <em>h4file</em>. + <p> + Attributes associated with any of the supported HDF5 + objects are carried over to the HDF4 objects. + Attributes may be of integer, floating point, or fixed length + string datatype and they may have up to 32 fixed dimensions. + <p> + All datatypes are converted to big-endian. + Floating point datatypes are converted to IEEE format. + -<dd> -The HDF4 file to be created.</dd> -</dl> +<dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><code>-h</code> + <dd>Displays a syntax summary. + <dt><code>-m</code> + <dd>Converts multiple HDF5 files to multiple HDF4 files. + <dt><em>h5file</em> + <dd>The HDF5 file to be converted. + <dt><em>h4file</em> + <dd>The HDF4 file to be created. + </dl> <!-- <dt><strong>Current Status:</strong> <dd> <dt><strong>See Also:</strong> <dd> ---></dl> +--> +</dl> + <hr> <dl> -<dt> -<b>Tool Name:</b> <a NAME="Tools-H4toh5"></a>h4toh5</dt> - -<dt> -<b>Syntax:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h4toh5 -h</tt></dd> - -<br><tt>h4toh5 </tt><i>h4file h5file</i> -<br><tt>h4toh5 </tt><i>h4file</i> -<br><!-- currently no -m option - <tt>h4toh5 -m </tt><em> +<dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-H4toh5">h4toh5</a> +<dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> + <dd><code>h4toh5 -h</code><br> + <code>h4toh5 </code><em> + h4file + h5file</em><br> + <code>h4toh5 </code><em> + h4file</em><br> + <!-- currently no -m option + <code>h4toh5 -m </code><em> h4file1 h4file2 h4file3</em> ... --> -<dt> -<b>Purpose:</b></dt> - -<dd> -Converts an HDF4 file to an HDF5 file.</dd> - -<dt> -<b>Description:</b></dt> - -<dd> -<tt>h4toh5</tt> is a file conversion utility that reads an HDF4 file, <i>h4file</i> -(<tt>input.hdf</tt> for example), and writes an HDF5 file, <i>h5file</i> -(<tt>output.h5</tt> for example), containing the same data.</dd> - -<br> -<p> -<br> -<br> -<p>If no output file <i>h5file</i> is specified, <tt>h4toh5</tt> uses the -input filename to designate the output file, replacing the extension -<tt>.hdf</tt> -with <tt>.h5</tt>. For example, if the input file <tt>scheme3.hdf</tt> -is specified with no output filename, <tt>h4toh5</tt> will name the output -file <tt>scheme3.h5</tt>. -<p><!-- currently no -m option - The <tt>-m</tt> option allows multiple HDF5 file +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Converts an HDF4 file to an HDF5 file. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd><code>h4toh5</code> is a file conversion utility that reads + an HDF4 file, <em>h4file</em> (<code>input.hdf</code> for example), + and writes an HDF5 file, <em>h5file</em> (<code>output.h5</code> + for example), containing the same data. + <p> + If no output file <em>h5file</em> is specified, + <code>h4toh5</code> uses the input filename to designate + the output file, replacing the extension <code>.hdf</code> + with <code>.h5</code>. + For example, if the input file <code>scheme3.hdf</code> is + specified with no output filename, <code>h4toh5</code> will + name the output file <code>scheme3.h5</code>. + <p> + <!-- currently no -m option + The <code>-m</code> option allows multiple HDF5 file arguments. Each file name is treated the same as the single file name case above. <p> - -->The -<tt>-h</tt> -option causes a syntax summary similar to the following to be displayed: -<pre> h4toh5 inputfile.hdf outputfile.h5 - h5toh4 inputfile.hdf <!-- currently no -m option - h5toh4 -m inputfile1.hdf inputfile2.hdf ... --></pre> -Each object in the HDF4 file is converted to an equivalent HDF5 object, -according to the mapping described in <i><a href="ADGuide/H4toH5Mapping.pdf" target="ExternalWinA">Mapping -HDF4 Objects to HDF5 Objects</a></i>. (If this mapping changes between -HDF5 Library releases, a more up-to-date version may be available at <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/papers/h4toh5/H4-to-H5MappingGuidelines.pdf" target="ExternalWinB"><i>Mapping -HDF4 Objects to HDF5 Objects</i> on the HDF FTP server</a>.) -<p>In this inital version, <tt>h4toh5</tt> converts the following HDF4 -objects: -<center><table BORDER=0 WIDTH="75%" > -<tr> -<th ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">HDF4 Object </th> - -<th ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Resulting HDF5 Object </th> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">SDS </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Dataset </td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">GR, RI8, and RI24 image </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Dataset </td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">Vdata </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Dataset </td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">Vgroup </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Group </td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">Annotation </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Attribute </td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40%">Palette </td> - -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="60%">Dataset </td> -</tr> -</table></center> - -<dt> -<b>Options and Parameters:</b></dt> - -<dl> -<dt> -<tt>-h</tt></dt> - -<dd> -Displays a syntax summary. <!-- currently no -m option - <dt><tt>-m</tt> + --> + The <code>-h</code> option causes a syntax summary + similar to the following to be displayed: + <pre> h4toh5 inputfile.hdf outputfile.h5 + h5toh4 inputfile.hdf <!-- currently no -m option + h5toh4 -m inputfile1.hdf inputfile2.hdf ... --> </pre> + <p> + Each object in the HDF4 file is converted to an equivalent + HDF5 object, according to the mapping described in + <a href="ADGuide/H4toH5Mapping.pdf" target=ExternalWinA> + <cite>Mapping HDF4 Objects to HDF5 Objects</cite></a>. + (If this mapping changes between HDF5 Library releases, a more up-to-date + version may be available at + <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/papers/h4toh5/H4-to-H5MappingGuidelines.pdf" target=ExternalWinB> + <cite>Mapping HDF4 Objects to HDF5 Objects</cite> on the HDF FTP server</a>.) + <p> + In this inital version, <code>h4toh5</code> converts the following + HDF4 objects: + <center> + <table width=75% border=0> + <tr><th width=40% valign=top align=left> + HDF4 Object + </td><th width=60% valign=top align=left> + Resulting HDF5 Object + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + SDS + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Dataset + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + GR, RI8, and RI24 image + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Dataset + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + Vdata + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Dataset + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + Vgroup + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Group + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + Annotation + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Attribute + </td></tr> + <tr><td width=40% valign=top align=left> + Palette + </td><td width=60% valign=top align=left> + Dataset + </td></tr> + </table> + </center> +<dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><code>-h</code> + <dd>Displays a syntax summary. + <!-- currently no -m option + <dt><code>-m</code> <dd>Converts multiple HDF4 files to multiple HDF5 files. - --></dd> - -<dt> -<i>h4file</i></dt> - -<dd> -The HDF4 file to be converted.</dd> - -<dt> -<i>h5file</i></dt> - -<dd> -The HDF5 file to be created.</dd> -</dl> + --> + <dt><em>h4file</em> + <dd>The HDF4 file to be converted. + <dt><em>h5file</em> + <dd>The HDF5 file to be created. + </dl> <!-- <dt><strong>Current Status:</strong> <dd> <dt><strong>See Also:</strong> <dd> ---></dl> -<!-- Template, next 40 lines --><!-- Template, next 40 lines --><!-- Template, next 40 lines +--> +</dl> + + +<!-- Template, next 40 lines --> +<!-- Template, next 40 lines --> +<!-- Template, next 40 lines <hr> <dl> <dt><strong>Tool Name:</strong> <a name="Tools-H5toh4">h5toh4</a> <dt><strong>Syntax:</strong> - <dd><tt>h5toh4 -h</tt><br> - <tt>h5toh4 </tt><em> + <dd><code>h5toh4 -h</code><br> + <code>h5toh4 </code><em> h5file h4file</em><br> - <tt>h5toh4 </tt><em> + <code>h5toh4 </code><em> h5file</em><br> - <tt>h5toh4 -m </tt><em> + <code>h5toh4 -m </code><em> h5file1 h5file2 h5file3</em> ... <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> <dd>Purpose... <dt><strong>Description:</strong> - <dd><tt>TOOL</tt> is an HDF5 utility which ... + <dd><code>TOOL</code> is an HDF5 utility which ... Paragraph <pre> sample code sample code @@ -964,7 +750,7 @@ The HDF5 file to be created.</dd> Paragraph <dt><strong>Options and Parameters:</strong> <dl> - <dt><tt>-option</tt> + <dt><code>-option</code> <dd>Description <dt><em>parameter</em> <dd>Description @@ -977,35 +763,53 @@ The HDF5 file to be created.</dd> --> + + <hr> -<center><table BORDER=0 WIDTH="98%" > -<tr> -<td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP><a href="H5.intro.html">Introduction to HDF5</a> -<br><a href="H5.user.html">HDF5 User Guide</a> -<br><a href="index.html">Other HDF5 documents and links</a> -<br><!-- +<center> +<table border=0 width=98%> +<tr><td valign=top align=left> +<a href="H5.intro.html">Introduction to HDF5</a> <br> +<a href="H5.user.html">HDF5 User Guide</a> <br> +<a href="index.html">Other HDF5 documents and links</a> <br> +<!-- <a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a><br> ---></td> - -<td ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=TOP>And in this document, the <a href="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 -Reference Manual</a> -<br><a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a> <a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a> -<a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a> -<a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a> -<a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a> <a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a> - -<a href="RM_H5I.html">H5I</a> <a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a> -<br><a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a> <a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> -<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> -<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> Tools <a href="PredefDTypes.html">Datatypes</a></td> -</tr> -</table></center> - +--> +</td> +<td valign=top align=right> +And in this document, the +<a href="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 Reference Manual</a> +<br> +<a href="RM_H5.html">H5</a> +<a href="RM_H5A.html">H5A</a> +<a href="RM_H5D.html">H5D</a> +<a href="RM_H5E.html">H5E</a> +<a href="RM_H5F.html">H5F</a> +<a href="RM_H5G.html">H5G</a> +<a href="RM_H5I.html">H5I</a> +<a href="RM_H5P.html">H5P</a> +<br> +<a href="RM_H5R.html">H5R</a> +<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> +<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> +<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> +Tools +<a href="PredefDTypes.html">Datatypes</a> +</td></tr> +</table> +</center> <hr> + + <address> -<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a></address> +<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a> + +<br> +Last modified: 18 April 2001 + +<br> +Describes HDF5 Release 1.4.1, April 2001 + -<br>Last modified: 15 December 2000 -<br>Describes HDF5 Release 1.4, February 2001 </body> </html> |