CLI reference

Usage

pymfx <file.mfx> [command] [options]

Commands

--validate

Run all 21 validation rules. Exits with code 1 if errors are found.

pymfx flight.mfx --validate

✓ Valid file — no issues found.

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--checksum

Verify the SHA-256 checksums of [trajectory] and [events] sections.

pymfx flight.mfx --checksum

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--info

Print a human-readable summary of the file metadata.

pymfx flight.mfx --info

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--stats

Print aggregated flight statistics (duration, distance, altitude, speed).

pymfx flight.mfx --stats

┌─ Flight Statistics ────────────────┐
│ Points          :   3 600          │
│ Duration        :  360.0 s         │
│ Distance        : 1 245.3 m        │
│ Altitude max    :  102.3 m         │
│ Altitude min    :   48.1 m         │
│ Altitude mean   :   75.4 m         │
│ Speed max       :    8.5 m/s       │
│ Speed mean      :    6.2 m/s       │
└────────────────────────────────────┘

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--diff <file2.mfx>

Structured comparison between two .mfx files. Exits with code 1 if differences are found.

pymfx flight_a.mfx --diff flight_b.mfx

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--export <format> [-o <output>]

Export the trajectory to another format. Prints to stdout by default; use -o to write to a file.

pymfx flight.mfx --export geojson
pymfx flight.mfx --export gpx  -o flight.gpx
pymfx flight.mfx --export kml  -o flight.kml
pymfx flight.mfx --export csv  -o flight.csv

Supported formats: geojson, gpx, kml, csv.