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@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ file2 File name of the second HDF5 file
[obj2] Name of an HDF5 object, in absolute path
[OPTIONS] are:
[-h] Print out this information
-[-v] Verbose mode
-[-r] Print only what objects differ, not the differences
+[-r] Report mode. Print the differences
+[-v] Verbose mode. Print the differences, list of objects, warnings
+[-q] Quiet mode. Do not do output
[-n count] Print difference up to count number
[-d delta] Print difference when it is greater than limit delta
[-p relative] Print difference when it is greater than a relative limit
@@ -23,17 +24,28 @@ The 'delta' and 'relative' values must be positive numbers
The -d compare criteria is |a - b| > delta
The -p compare criteria is |1 - b/a| > relative
-Examples:
+h5diff has four modes of output:
+ Normal mode: print the number of differences found and where they occured
+ Report mode: print the above plus the differences
+ Verbose mode: print the above plus a list of objects and warnings
+ Quiet mode: do not print output (h5diff always returns an exit code of 1 when differences are found)
-1) h5diff file1 file2 /a/b /a/c
+Examples of use:
- Compares object '/a/b' in file1 with '/a/c' in file2
+1) h5diff file1 file2 /g1/dset1 /g1/dset2
-2) h5diff file1 file2 /a/b
+ Compares object '/g1/dset1' in file1 with '/g1/dset2' in file2
- Compares object '/a/b' in both files
+2) h5diff file1 file2 /g1/dset1
+
+ Compares object '/g1/dset1' in both files
3) h5diff file1 file2
Compares all objects in both files
+Note) file1 and file2 can be the same file. Use
+
+ h5diff file1 file1 /g1/dset1 /g1/dset2
+
+ to compare '/g1/dset1' and '/g1/dset2' in the same file