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
SEE ALSO
hdfcomp(1), hdf(5)
November 6, 1999