---
name: "rivet-chopbins"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rivet"
version: "1.8.3-1.1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rivet-chopbins"
---

# rivet-chopbins(1)

Strip specified bins from data sets.

## NAME

rivet-chopbins - Strip specified bins from data sets.

## SYNOPSIS

**rivet-chopbins** *-b \<HISTO/PATH:min:max\>* \[ *-b* ... \] *\<AIDAFILE\>* \[...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Strip specified bins from data sets. Histograms not specified will be passed through without any chopping. Bins to be kept can be specified on command line \`-b' options.

To chop bins from different observables can be achieved by using the \`-b' option multiple times.

## OPTIONS

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

  show this help message and exit

- **-b** BINS, **--bins**=*BINS*

  Specify a histogram and bin range that is to be kept. The format is \`AIDAPATH:start:stop'.

- **-O** OBSFILE, **--obsfile**=*OBSFILE*

  Specify a file with bin-definitions to chop

- **-o** OUTDIR, **--out**=*OUTDIR*

  output directory (default: .)

- **-i**, **--in-place**

  Overwrite input file rather than making inputchop.aida

## Example:

-

  rivet-chopbins **-b** /ALEPH\_1996\_S3486095/d03-x01-y01:0.095:0.27 out.aida

This will give you the all bins of the ALEPH 1-T distribution that are between the bins that contain the x-values 0.095 and 0.27.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Lifeng Sun \<lifongsun@gmail.com\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others).