Last modified: 5 May 2016
Tool Name: h5clear
Syntax:
  `h5clear file`
Purpose:
  To clear the file consistency flags field in the superblock of the file specified in the command line.
Description:
  With the implementation of file locking, the library uses the file consistency flags field in the superblock to mark a file as in writing or SWMR writing mode when a file is opened. The library will clear this field when the file closes.
  However, a situation may occur where an open file is closed without going through the normal library file closing procedure, and this field will not be cleared as a result. An example would be if an application program crashed. This situation will prevent a user from opening the file. The `h5clear` tool will clear the file consistency flags field, and the user can then open the file.
Exit Status:

  0 | Succeeded.
  > 0 | An error occurred.

History:

  Release | Change
  1.10.0 | Tool introduced in this release.