.. asdf_tool: Command line tool ----------------- `asdf` includes a command-line tool, ``asdftool`` that performs a number of useful operations: - ``explode``: Convert a self-contained ASDF file into exploded form (see :ref:`exploded`). - ``implode``: Convert an ASDF file in exploded form into a self-contained file. - ``defragment``: Remove unused blocks and extra space. - ``diff``: Report differences between two ASDF files. - ``edit``: Edit the YAML portion of an ASDF file. - ``remove-hdu``: Remove ASDF extension from ASDF-in-FITS file (requires :ref:`astropy:getting-started`, see :ref:`asdf-in-fits`). - ``info``: Print a rendering of an ASDF tree. - ``extensions``: Show information about installed extensions (see :ref:`other_packages`). - ``tags``: List currently available tags. - ``to_yaml``: Inline all of the data in an ASDF file so that it is pure YAML. Run ``asdftool --help`` for more information.