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+silx view
+=========
+
+Purpose
+-------
+
+The *silx view* command is provided to open data files
+in a graphical user interface. It allows to select a particular
+piece of data or a particular header in structured data formats,
+and to view this data in plot widgets or in simple table views.
+
+
+.. |imgViewImg| image:: img/silx-view-image.png
+   :height: 300px
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imgViewTable| image:: img/silx-view-table.png
+   :height: 300px
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imgViewHdf5| image:: img/silx-view-hdf5.png
+   :height: 300px
+   :align: middle
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: 1 2
+
+   * - |imgViewImg|
+     - Image view
+   * - |imgViewTable|
+     - Viewing raw data as values in a table
+   * - |imgViewHdf5|
+     - Viewing metadata and HDF5 attributes
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+::
+
+    silx view [-h] [--debug] [--use-opengl-plot] [files [files ...]]
+
+
+Options
+-------
+
+  -h, --help           Show this help message and exit
+  --debug              Set logging system in debug mode
+  --use-opengl-plot    Use OpenGL for plots (instead of matplotlib)
+
+
+Examples of usage
+-----------------
+
+::
+
+    silx view 31oct98.dat
+    silx view *.edf
+    silx view myfile.h5