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#### 6.1.15 `explodeall`

Usage:

       explodeall [-ifndim <ndim>] [-ifshape <dims>]

Replaces any columns which is an N-element arrays with N scalar columns. Only columns with fixed array sizes are affected. The action can be restricted to only columns of a certain shape using the flags.

If the `-ifndim` flag is used, then only columns of dimensionality `<ndim>` will be exploded. `<ndim>` may be 1, 2, ....

If the `-ifshape` flag is used, then only columns with a specific shape will be exploded; `<dims>` is a space- or comma-separated list of dimension extents, with the most rapidly-varying first, e.g. '`2 5`' to explode all 2 x 5 element array columns.

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