Verifies that an HDF5 file is encoded according to the HDF5 specification
Syntax:
Description:
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=n) option. For example, -f16 (or --format=16) would specify verification against the format recognized by the HDF5 Release 1.6.x series.
Options and Parameters:
-h, --help
Print usage message and exit.
-V, --version
Print version number and exit.
-vn, --verbose n
Set verbose mode:
n=0 | Terse | Indicate only whether file is compliant. |
n=1 | Normal | Print progress and all errors found. (Default) |
n=2 | Verbose | Print all known information; usually used for debugging. |
-e, --external
Validate external links existing in the file.
-fn, --format n
Set library release version against which the file is to be validated:
n=16 | Validate according to HDF5 Release 1.6.x series. |
n=18 | Validate according to HDF5 Release 1.8.x series. (Default) |
-oa, --object a
Check object header, where a is the address of the object header to be validated.
Exit Status:
0 | Succeeded. |
1 | Command failures, such as argument errors. |
2 | Format compliance errors found. |
History:
| Release | Change |
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| 1.8.5 | Tool first distributed shortly before this release. |
--- Last Modified: August 28, 2019 | 09:00 AM
