1NXCONVERT(1)                General Commands Manual               NXCONVERT(1)
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NAME

6       nxconvert - convert a NeXus file between different on disk file formats
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SYNOPSIS

9       nxconvert [-x|-h 4|-h 5|-d|-o keepws|-o table] [infile [outfile]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       NeXus  supports  different file formats for physical storage on disk or
13       other media.  nxconvert allows the user to convert a file to a  differ‐
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16       If no output file is supplied on the command line, the program asks for
17       one interactively. Same if the input file is not given.
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OPTIONS

20       The following options are supported:
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22       -x     create XML output
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24       -h 4   create HDF4 output
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26       -h 5   create HDF5 output
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28       -d     make a XML based definition file used for validating NeXus files
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31       -o keepws
32              the XML file created should preserve whitespace.
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35              the  XML  file  created  should write the data in a table format
36              where the columns and rows are easily imported into  spreadsheet
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SEE ALSO

40       http://www.nexusformat.org
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AUTHOR

43       nxconvert was originally written by Freddie Akeroyd and Ray Osborn.
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45       This     manual     page     was     written    by    Tobias    Richter
46       <Tobias.Richter@diamond.ac.uk> and may be used by others.
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50                                   June 2010                      NXCONVERT(1)