NAME

       osmpbf-outline - outline the content of an .osm.pbf or .osh.pbf file

SYNOPSIS

       osmpbf-outline [ --color ] filename

DESCRIPTION

       osmpbf-outline  generates  a  colored  outline  of  an  .osm.pbf  or  .osh.pbf  file, revealing its inner
       structure.  It does not decode all information nor does it check for of possible mistakes,  but  it  will
       warn on some bad mistakes one can make when generating .osm.pbf files.

       This  tool  can  be used by authors of .osm.pbf readers and writers and is useful to understand the inner
       blob/block structure of .osm.pbf files.

       Its source code is heavily documented and can be used as a good starting point understanding  on  how  to
       read and write .osm.pbf files with C++.

OPTIONS

       -c, --color
            usually  colorization  is disabled when writing to a file descriptor that is not a tty (eg. when the
            output is piped to a file or to a pager like more or less). Some pagers can handle ANSI color code (
            more can, less can when invoked as less -R ). To enforce colorization when working with such pagers,
            specify the --color flag.

EXAMPLES

       osmpbf-outline germany.osm.pbf

AUTHOR

        Peter Koerner <peter@mazdermind.de>
        Jochen Topf <jochen@topf.org>

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