DESCRIPTION

       usage: decimate.py [options] files

   options:
       --version
              show program's version number and exit

       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       -l SKIPLINES, --skip-lines=SKIPLINES
              Skip this many lines between groups [default: 1]

       -L KEEPLINES, --keep-lines=KEEPLINES
              Keep this many lines in each group [default: 1]

       -S, --start-skipping
              Start off by immediately skipping [default: False]

       -p PRESERVESTR, --preserve=PRESERVESTR
              Lines  starting  with  this  string  will be kept no matter what
              [default : 'none']

       -b, --preserve-begin
              Cause the line counting to  start  over  at  a  preserve  marker
              [default : 'False']

       -e, --preserve-end
              Keep the last line before a separator [default : 'False']

       -B, --blank-line
              Put a blank line between blocks of keep points

       -v, --verbose
              how  much  information  to  give.   Specify  multiple  times  to
              increase verbosity

       --verbosity=VERBOSITY
              Specify verbosity.  Should be in the range of 0...4 (None...Bom-
              bastic)

       --noisy
              Go for the max verbosity [8]



Schwehr                          October 2005                   DECIMATE.PY(1)