EDM FAQ: Edm_IdentifyFileFormat


Usage: Edm_IdentifyFileFormat [arguments] input_files
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-d          = enable debug print-out (default = off)
-h          = print help and exit
-v          = print version information and exit
input_files = any format input files (0 <= N; default = none)


Examples of Use
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% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat $USR_DATA/m0000010.0001test 
/data2/kennedy/m0000010.0001test is a big-endian IEEE-float SeqRoot file

% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat $USR_DATA/test_level3_input.little
/data2/kennedy/test_level3_input.little is a little-endian VAX-float YBOS file

% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat $USR_DATA/test_tiny20_raw.big 
/data2/kennedy/test_tiny20_raw.big is a big-endian IEEE-float YBOS file

# fcdfsgi2:/cdf/data08/_APHYSR.0000
% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat ar017f55.0001phys
ar017f55.0001phys is a little-endian IEEE-float YBOS file

% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat $USR_DATA/data.flat 
/data2/kennedy/data.flat is a big-endian IEEE-float FlatRoot file

% Edm_IdentifyFileFormat $USR_DATA/my-ntuple.root 
/data2/kennedy/ntuple.root may be some kind of ROOT file, but not a SeqRoot file


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