HDF2GIF(1)

💖 HDF2GIF(1) 💖

okay bestie, sit down, we're doing a whole General Commands Manual moment and this one is short but iconic, no cap ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

hdf2gif — convert a HDF file to a GIF image 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

hdf2gif input_gif_file output_hdf_file

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so literally, hdf2gif does the thing: it converts a HDF file into a GIF image. that's the whole plot. main character energy, minimal dialogue 💅

👑 NOTES 👑

• the output GIF is not compressed, periodt. so don't come for it expecting tiny little file sizes, it's giving raw and unfiltered 🙈
• and the reason it's like that? it should not be encumbered by the Unisys patent on LZW compression. yes that's a real sentence, yes it's in the original, and yes it's lowkey a whole historical moment 🫶

bestie pls note: not compressed is a fact about the output, not a vibe. if you were expecting a squished-down GIF, that's not what you're getting 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• hdf(5)
• gif2hdf(1)

and that's the whole page, you ate it up 💖 stay hydrated, read your manuals, and remember: compression is a privilege, not a right ✨

kisses, this was from the General Commands Manual, dated January 18, 2001 🎀💜 (yes, HDF2GIF(1), we know, we been knew)