[svn-r29924] Description:

Bring h5format_convert tool from revise_chunks branch to trunk.

Tested on:
    MacoSX/64 10.11.4 (amazon) w/serial, parallel & production
    (h5committest forthcoming)
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Quincey Koziol
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usage: h5format_convert [OPTIONS] file_name
OPTIONS
-h, --help Print a usage message and exit
-V, --version Print version number and exit
-v, --verbose Turn on verbose mode
-d dname, --dname=dataset_name Pathname for the dataset
-n, --noop Perform all the steps except the actual conversion
Examples of use:
h5format_convert -d /group/dataset file_name
Convert the dataset </group/dataset> in the HDF5 file <file_name>:
a. chunked dataset: convert the chunk indexing type to version 1 B-tree
b. compact/contiguous dataset: downgrade the layout version to 3
c. virtual dataset: no action
h5format_convert file_name
Convert all datasets in the HDF5 file <file_name>:
a. chunked dataset: convert the chunk indexing type to version 1 B-tree
b. compact/contiguous dataset: downgrade the layout version to 3
c. virtual dataset: no action
h5format_convert -n -d /group/dataset file_name
Go through all the steps except the actual conversion when
converting the dataset </group/dataset> in the HDF5 file <file_name>.