HDF5 1.8.6 Binary Utilities for Mac OS X (Universal Binaries)

This page allows you to obtain the HDF5 utilities individually. For a description of each tool, see HDF5 Tools.

Utilities to Display and Analyze HDF5 Files

h5dump - Displays Contents of an HDF5 File (Text)
h5debug - Low Level Tool to Analyze an HDF5 File
h5diff - Compares HDF5 Files
h5ls - Displays Contents of an HDF5 File
h5perf_serial - Analyzes Performance (Serial)
h5stat - Displays Statistics on an HDF5 File

Conversion Utilities

h5import - Imports ASCII or Binary File to HDF5
h5dump Options:
      For ASCII Files, Use -o outputfile -y -w size
      For Binary Files, Use -b binaryfile
      For XML, Use (one or some of) --xml --use-dtd --xml-dtd=U --xml-ns=S

Edit or Repack HDF5 Files

h5copy - Copies Part or All of HDF5 File to New File
h5jam - Adds a User Block to an HDF5 File
h5mkgrp - Makes a Group in an HDF5 File
h5repack - Repacks an HDF5 File
h5repart - Repartitions an HDF5 File (File Family Property)
h5unjam - Removes a User Block from an HDF5 File

Last Modified: February 15, 2011