NAME¶

hdfls - list basic information about an HDF file

SYNOPSIS¶

hdfls [ -o] [ -l] [ -d] [ -v] [ -g] [ -s] [ -h] [ -t n] hdf_file

DESCRIPTION¶

hdfls provides general information about the tags, reference numbers, and if requested, lengths of the data elements.

OPTIONS¶

-o

display the reference numbers in ascending order.

-l

long format. Display more information about the file.

-d

Display offset and length information for each element in the file.

-v

verbose. Display annotation and label text, along with the format triggered by the -l flag.

-g

Group. List items by group.

-s

Special elements. Display detailed information about special elements.

-d

Display offset and length information for each element in the file.

-h

Dump DD block information.

-t n

Tag. Only list information about the specified tag. Must be followed by a tag number.

EXAMPLES¶

A file called "aa.hdf" contains three items associated with a raster image; the image dimensions, a palette, and the raster image. To display information about the contents of this file, the following command is used. hdfls aa.hdf The following output is displayed:

        aa.hdf:

Image Dimensions-8:                     (Raster-8): (tag 200)

        Ref nos: 1

Image Palette-8:                        (Raster-8): (tag 201)

        Ref nos: 3

Raster Image-8:                 (Raster-8): (tag 202)

        Ref nos: 1

The following displays the same information with the length of each data element: hdfls -l aa.hdf This would result in the following information being displayed:

        aa.hdf:

        Image Dimensions-8:             (Raster-8)      : (tag 200)

        Ref no 1                4 bytes

        Image Palette-8:                (Raster-8)      : (tag 201)

        Ref no 3                768 bytes

        Raster Image-8:         (Raster-8)      : (tag 202)

        Ref no 1                120000 bytes

SEE ALSO¶

hdf(5)