---
name: "sdfdump"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "usd"
version: "26.11.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sdfdump"
---

# sdfdump(1)

manual page for sdfdump 26.11.1

## NAME

sdfdump - manual page for sdfdump 26.11.1

## SYNOPSIS

**sdfdump** \[*OPTIONS*\] *inputFiles*...

## DESCRIPTION

Filter and display raw layer data

### Positionals:

- inputFiles ...

  The input files to dump.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**,--help

  Print this help message and exit

- **-s**,--summary

  Report a high-level summary.

- **--validate**

  Check validity by trying to read all data values.

- **-p**,--path regex

  Report only paths matching this regex.

- **-f**,--field regex

  Report only fields matching this regex.

- **-t**,--time n or ff..lf

  Report only these times (n) or time ranges (ff..lf) for 'timeSamples' fields

- **--timeTolerance** tol

  Report times that are close to those requested within this relative tolerance. Default: 0.000125

- **--sortBy** path\|field

  Group output by either path or field. Default: path

- **--noValues**

  Do not report field values.

- **--fullArrays**

  Report full array contents rather than number of elements