usage: h5format_convert [OPTIONS] file_name OPTIONS -h, --help Print a usage message and exit -V, --version Print version number and exit -v, --verbose Turn on verbose mode -d dname, --dname=dataset_name Pathname for the dataset -n, --noop Perform all the steps except the actual conversion Examples of use: h5format_convert -d /group/dataset file_name Convert the dataset in the HDF5 file : a. chunked dataset: convert the chunk indexing type to version 1 B-tree b. compact/contiguous dataset: downgrade the layout version to 3 c. virtual dataset: no action h5format_convert file_name Convert all datasets in the HDF5 file : a. chunked dataset: convert the chunk indexing type to version 1 B-tree b. compact/contiguous dataset: downgrade the layout version to 3 c. virtual dataset: no action h5format_convert -n -d /group/dataset file_name Go through all the steps except the actual conversion when converting the dataset in the HDF5 file .