---
name: "cmph5tools"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pbh5tools"
version: "0.8.0+git20170929.58d54ff+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cmph5tools"
---

# cmph5tools(1)

toolkit for command-line tools associated with cmp.h5 file processing

## NAME

cmph5tools - toolkit for command-line tools associated with cmp.h5 file processing

## SYNOPSIS

**cmph5tools** \[-h\] \[--verbose\] \[--version\] \[--profile\] \[--debug\] {select,merge,sort,equal,summarize,stats,listMetrics,validate} ...

## OPTIONS

### positional arguments:

-

  {select,merge,sort,equal,summarize,stats,listMetrics,validate}

- select

  Create new cmp.h5 files from selections of input.cmp.h5

- merge

  Merge input.cmp.h5 files into out.cmp.h5

- sort

  Sort input.cmp.h5 file

- equal

  Compare two cmp.h5 files for equivalence

- summarize

  Summarize contents of cmp.h5 files

- stats

  Compute statistics from input.cmp.h5

- listMetrics

  List available metrics

- validate

  Validate input.cmp.h5

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--verbose**, **-v**

  Set the verbosity level (default: None)

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **--profile**

  Print runtime profile at exit (default: False)

- **--debug**

  Catch exceptions in debugger (requires ipdb) (default: False)

## SEE ALSO

[**bash5tools**(1)](/bash5tools/1.md)