NetCDF C Interface Guide

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The NetCDF C Interface Guide

This document describes the C interface to the netCDF library; it applies to netCDF version 4.0-snapshot2008082116 and was last updated on 6 August 2008.

For a complete description of the netCDF format and utilities see The NetCDF Users Guide.

--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Use of the NetCDF Library

Datasets

Interface Descriptions: What's in the Function Documentation
parallel access
nc_strerror: Get Error Messages
nc_inq_libvers: Get netCDF library version
nc_create: Create a Dataset
nc__create: Create a Dataset with Performance Tuning
nc_create_par
nc_open: Open a Dataset
nc__open: Open a Dataset with Performance Tuning
nc_open_par
nc_redef: Put a Dataset into Define Mode
nc_enddef: Leave Define Mode
nc__enddef: Leave Define Mode with Performance Tuning
nc_close: Close a Dataset
nc_inq Family: Inquire about a Dataset
nc_sync: Synchronize a Dataset to Disk
nc_abort: Back Out of Recent Definitions
nc_set_fill: Set Fill Mode for Writes
nc_set_default_format: Change the default output format

Groups

Dimensions

User Defined Data Types

Compound Types Introduction

Variables

Variable Introduction
Variable Types
NetCDF-3 Variable Types
NetCDF-4 Atomic Types
nc_def_var: Create a Variable
nc_def_var_chunking: Set chunking parameters
nc_inq_var_chunking: Learn about chunking parameters
nc_def_var_fill
nc_inq_var_fill
nc_def_var_deflate: Set compression parameters
nc_inq_var_deflate: Learn about compression parameters
nc_def_var_fletcher32: Set fletcher32 checksum filter
nc_inq_var_fletcher32: Learn if fletcher32 checksum filter is set
nc_def_var_endian
nc_inq_var_endian
nc_inq_varid: Get a Variable ID from Its Name
nc_inq_var: Get Information about a Variable from Its ID
nc_put_var1_ type: Write a Single Data Value
nc_put_var_ type: Write an Entire Variable
nc_put_vara_ type: Write an Array of Values
nc_put_vars_ type: Write a Subsampled Array of Values
nc_put_varm_ type: Write a Mapped Array of Values
nc_get_var1_ type: Read a Single Data Value
nc_get_var_ type: Read an Entire Variable
nc_get_vara_ type: Read an Array of Values
nc_get_vars_ type: Read a Subsampled Array of Values
nc_get_varm_ type: Read a Mapped Array of Values
Strings: Reading and Writing Character String Values
nc_free_string
Fill Values: What's Written Where there's No Data?
nc_rename_var: Rename a Variable
nc_copy_var
nc_var_par_access

Reading and Writing Character String Values

Attributes

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