NAME¶
hdfpack - compress an HDF file
SYNOPSIS¶
hdfpack [-i|-b] [-d
data-descriptors-per-block] [-t
linked-blocks-per-table-entry] input-hdf-file
output-hdf-file
DESCRIPTION¶
hdfpack compresses all of the data in an HDF file and writes the
compressed data to a second HDF file.
OPTIONS¶
- -b
- Non-coalesced Blocks. hdfpack will not coalesce linked-block
elements.
- -i
- Interactive Mode. hdfpack will prompt for each linked-block
element.
- -d num
- Write an output file with the specified number of data descriptors per
block of data descriptors.
- -t num
- Write an output file with the specified number of linked blocks per table
entry.
EXAMPLES¶
To compress the data in the file named "aa.hdf" and store the
compressed data in the file named "aa.cmp", use the following
hdfpack command:
hdfpack aa.hdf aa.cmp
Suppose a file named "bb.hdf" contains data elements stored as
sequences of linked blocks. The following hdfpack command compresses the file
while leaving the linked-block elements intact, and writes the compressed data
to a file named "bb.blk".
hdfpack -b bb.hdf bb.blk