NAME

       siconos_compare  -  Numerically  compare  the  contents  of  two Siconos mechanics-IO HDF5
       simulation files.

DESCRIPTION

       usage: siconos_compare [-h] [--columns <colspec>] [--start <time>]

       [--end <time>] [--interval <time>]
              [--threshold <float>] [-V] <file> <file>

       Description: Numerically compare the contents of two Siconos mechanics-IO HDF5  simulation
       files.  Sole output on standard output shall be the maximum difference between the columns
       selected for comparison. Return code 0 will be returned if maximum difference is less than
       the  threshold,  otherwise  1  will be returned if greater, or 2 if the files could not be
       opened or do not  contain  the  necessary  tables.  Non-matching  time  indices  shall  be
       considered as failing the comparison.

   positional arguments:
       <file> input files (HDF5)

   options:
       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       --columns <colspec>, -c <colspec>
              list  of  columns  to include in the comparison (0-indexed, comma-separated, may be
              prefixed with  table  name,  and  multiple  lists  separated  by  semicolon,  e.g.,
              "dynamic:0,1,2;cf:0,1,2";  default  table="dynamic").  See Siconos HDF5 file format
              docs for meaning of columns.

       --start <time>
              start time in seconds from beginning the comparison

       --end <time>
              end time in seconds end the comparison

       --interval <time>
              amount of time after start to compare

       --threshold <float>
              threshold for comparison

       -V, --version
              show program's version number and exit

SEE ALSO

       The Siconos Software Documentation

       http://siconos.gforge.inria.fr