---
name: "siconos_filter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "siconos-mechanics-tools"
version: "4.4.0+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/siconos_filter"
---

# siconos\_filter(1)

Filter the contents of a Siconos mechanics-IO HDF5 simulation file.

## NAME

siconos\_filter - Filter the contents of a Siconos mechanics-IO HDF5 simulation file.

## DESCRIPTION

usage: siconos\_filter \[-h\] \[--start time\] \[--end time\] \[--interval time\]

- \[--gzip\] \[--single\] \[--exclude EXCLUDE\] \[--attr ATTR\]

  \[-V\] input \[input ...\] output

Description: Filter the contents of a Siconos mechanics-IO HDF5 simulation file.

### positional arguments:

- input

  input file(s) (HDF5)

- output

  output file (HDF5)

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **--start** time

  time in seconds to cut the start of the simulation

- **--end** time

  time in seconds to cut the end of the simulation

- **--interval** time

  time between frames to preserve

- **--gzip**

  enable compression in copy

- **--single**

  use single-precision floats in copy

- **--exclude** EXCLUDE

  specify objects to exclude from copy (comma-separated)

- **--attr** ATTR

  specify attributes to change during copy (obj.name=value)

- **-V**, **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

## SEE ALSO

*The Siconos Software Documentation*

- http://siconos.gforge.inria.fr