h5check<= o:p>

Version: 2.0.1

Syntax:<= /o:p>

h5check [options] file

Purpose:

Verifie= s that an HDF5 file is encoded according to the HDF5 File Format Specification.

Motivation:

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>h5check is a validation tool designed to verify that an HDF5 file is encoded according to the HDF5 File Format Specification. The purpose is to ensure data model integrity and long-term compatibility between evolving versions of the HDF5 Library.

Note that h5check is designed and implemented without any use of the HDF5 Library.

Description:<= o:p>

Given a file, h5check scans through the encoded content, verifying it against the defined library format. If it finds any non-compliance, h5check prints the error and the reason behind the non-compliance; if possible, it continues the scanning. If h5check does not find any non-compliance, it prints an approval statement upon completion.

By default, the file is verified against the = latest version of the file format; as of this writing, = that is the format recognized by the HDF5 Release 1.8.x series. A format version= can be explicitly specified with the -fn (or = --format=3Dn) option. For examp= le, -f16 (or --format=3D16) would specify verification against the format recognized by the HDF5 Release 1.6.x series.

Options:=

= -h or --help &= nbsp; Pr= int a usage message and exit.

= -V or --version &= nbsp; Print version number and exit.

&nbs= p;

= -vn or --verbose=3Dn Set verbose mode:

= n=3D0 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Terse &= nbsp; Indicate only whether file is compliant.

= n=3D1 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Default Print progr= ess and all errors found.

= n=3D2 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Verbose Print all known information, usually for = &nb= sp; = debugging.

= -e or --external &nb= sp; Validate external links existing in the file.

= -fn or --format=3Dn = Set library release version against which the file is

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; to be validated:

= n=3D16 = ; &n= bsp; Val= idate according to release 1.6.x seri= es.

= n=3D18 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Validate according to release 1.8.x series.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; (Default)

= -oa or --object=3Da &= nbsp; Check object header, where a<= /span> is the address of

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; the object header to be validated.

Exit Status:

0

Succeeded.

1 =

Command failures su= ch as argument errors.

2 =

Format compliance e= rrors found.

0	Succeeded.
1 =	Command failures su= ch as argument errors.
2 =	Format compliance e= rrors found.