To copy a set of events from one file to another, use

   copyd0om.py

You can do a lot of things, like skip events, or select events, etc.
For an up-to-date list of options, use the -help option.


Usage: copyd0om.py <input-file> <output-file> <options>

<input-file>     - Input file.
<output-file>    - Output file (optional).
<options>        - Options

Known options:

-dump              - Dump Chunks.
-id                - Dump Collision id's.
-skip n            - Skip n events.
-copy n            - Copy n events.
-files n           - Copy at most n files.
-max_per_file n    - Maximum n events per file (for file splitting).
-only_collids r1 e1 r2 e2 ...  - Collision ids. to select.
-skip_collids r1 e1 r2 e2 ...  - Collision ids. to skip.
-sync              - Synchronize output file advance with input files.
-input_files_per_file - Number of input files per output file.
-oform <format>    - Output format (DSPACK or EVPACK).
-comp n            - Compression level (non-zero implies -oform EVPACK).
-sort type         - Sort type (sequential, numeric, reverse_sequential, 
                     reverse_numeric, random)
-veto <classes>    - Output filter veto classes.
-write <classes>   - Output filter write classes.
-chunks <chunks>   - Output filter write chunks.
-embed_defs        - Embed a dspack dictionary in each evpack record.
-status_file <file> - Specify status file.
-status_level n    - Specify status level.