h5check
[OPTIONS]
file
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.
Independent Verification Tool:
Note that h5check
is designed to operate independently of the
HDF5 Library:
h5check
is distributed separately; see
“HDF5
Tools and Software.”
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.
-h, --help
-V, --version
-vn, --verbose n
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
-fn, --format n
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
a
is the address of the object header to be validated.
0
| Succeeded. |
1
| Command failures, such as argument errors. |
2
| Format compliance errors found. |
Release | Change |
1.8.5 | Tool first distributed shortly before this release. |