HDFFV-1097 Changed file columns

16 files changed, 2083 insertions, 2083 deletions

diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_417.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_417.txt
index 0ea2542..29d467a 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_417.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_417.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj1 </softlink_noexist> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_418.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_418.txt
index 46222bb..b6173d9 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_418.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_418.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj2 </softlink_noexist> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_419.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_419.txt
index 387c600..ee6e831 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_419.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_419.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj1 </ext_link_noexist2> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_420.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_420.txt
index f3e65d9..67c22ba 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_420.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_420.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj2 </ext_link_noexist2> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_421.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_421.txt
index 833c60c..7fd70ee 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_421.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_421.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj2 </ext_link_noexist1> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_422.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_422.txt
index 3e675d5..d1114af 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_422.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_422.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 obj1 </ext_link_noexist1> is a dangling link.
 1 differences found
-EXIT CODE: 1
+EXIT CODE: 2
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_60.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_60.txt
index 938f279..dde17f6 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_60.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_60.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ dataset: </string1> and </string1>
 size:           [3x4]           [3x4]
 position        string1         string1         difference          
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-[ 1 0 ]            5            \000
-[ 1 1 ]            6            \000
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+[ 1 1 ]            \000            6
 [ 1 2 ]            \000            7
 [ 1 3 ]            \000            8
 4 differences found
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_61.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_61.txt
index 1f238b1..5553d63 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_61.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_61.txt
@@ -2,29 +2,29 @@ dataset: </string2> and </string2>
 size:           [20]           [20]
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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-[ 8 ]                         f
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 24 differences found
 EXIT CODE: 1
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_62.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_62.txt
index 0cc0947..934f61e 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_62.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_62.txt
@@ -2,36 +2,36 @@ dataset: </string3> and </string3>
 size:           [27]           [27]
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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-[ 12 ]            2            d
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 31 differences found
 EXIT CODE: 1
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_63.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_63.txt
index 043da16..6b46c18 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_63.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_63.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ dataset: </string4> and </string4>
 size:           [3]           [3]
 position        string4         string4         difference          
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-[ 1 ]            8             
-[ 1 ]            9             
-[ 2 ]                         8
-[ 2 ]                         9
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+[ 1 ]                         9
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+[ 2 ]            9             
 4 differences found
 EXIT CODE: 1
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
index 0a6b0c0..efa34ea 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
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 4 differences found
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 4 differences found
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 4 differences found
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diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_703.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_703.txt
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 4 differences found
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 12 differences found
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 4 differences found
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 12 differences found
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diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
index 836e073..b223eed 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
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 size:           [2]           [2]
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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 4 differences found
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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 12 differences found
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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 dataset: </g1/array> and </g1/array>
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@@ -702,79 +702,79 @@ dataset: </g1/string> and </g1/string>
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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 4 differences found
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
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 dataset: </g1/vlen> and </g1/vlen>
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