File I/O

addfile	Opens a data file that is (or is to be) written in a supported file format.
addfiles	Creates a reference that spans multiple data files.
addfiles_GetVar	Creates a reference that spans multiple data files and returns metadata. (deprecated: see addfiles)
asciiread	Reads a file that contains ASCII representations of basic data types.
asciiwrite	Creates an ascii text file of numeric or string data type.
cbinread	Reads binary files created using the C block I/O function write.
cbinwrite	Creates a binary file in raw C block I/O format for a numeric data type.
craybinnumrec	Returns the number of unformatted sequential access Fortran records in a Cray COS blocked binary file.
craybinrecread	Reads COS blocked unformatted sequential access Fortran binary files.
fbindirread	Reads binary records written by a Fortran direct access write or C write.
fbindirSwap	Reads byte-reversed data and writes output file that can be read by fbindirread or cbinread (deprecated).
fbindirwrite	Writes binary records to a file in manner analogous to fortran's "access=direct".
fbinnumrec	Returns the number of unformatted sequential Fortran records in a binary file.
fbinread	Reads one binary record that has been written using an UNFORMATTED FORTRAN write.
fbinrecread	Reads unformatted sequential access Fortran binary files.
fbinrecwrite	Writes a single unformatted sequential access Fortran record to a file.
fbinseqSwap1	Byte swaps Fortran sequential files (deprecated).
fbinseqSwap2	Byte swaps Fortran sequential files (more memory friendly) (deprecated).
fbinwrite	Writes a single binary record to a file in manner analogous to Fortran's "form=unformatted, access=sequential".
fileattdef	Defines global (file) attributes associated with a supported file.
filechunkdimdef	Defines chunking dimension names, dimension sizes, unlimited dimensions on a supported file.
filedimdef	Defines dimension names, dimension sizes, unlimited dimensions on a supported file.
fileexists	Checks for existence of any UNIX file.
filegrpdef	Defines a list of group (names), for a supported file, or group.
filevarattdef	Copies attributes from an input variable to one or more variables on a supported file.
filevarchunkdef	Defines a list of variable names, variable var_types, and variable dimension names for a supported file.
filevarcompressleveldef	Defines a list of variable names, variable var_types, and variable dimension names for a supported file.
filevardef	Defines a list of variable names, variable types, and variable dimension names for a supported file.
filevardimsizes	Returns the dimension sizes of a variable on the given file (deprecated; use getfilevardimsizes).
getfileatts	Returns a list of attribute names on the given file.
getfiledimnames	Returns a list of dimension names for the given file.
getfiledims	Returns a list of dimension names for the given file.
getfiledimsizes	Returns an array of dimension sizes on the given file.
getfilegrpnames	Returns an array of file group names on the given file.
getfilepath	Returns a string of the opened file's path.
getfilevaratts	Returns all attribute names associated with a variable on the given file.
getfilevarchunkdimsizes	Returns the chunk dimension sizes of variable on a given file which has chunk dimensions.
getfilevardimnames	Returns all dimension names associated with a variable on the given file.
getfilevardims	Returns all dimension names associated with a variable on the given file.
getfilevardimsizes	Returns the dimension sizes of a variable on a given file.
getfilevarnames	Returns an array of file variable names on the given file.
getfilevartypes	Returns the types of the named variables stored in the given file.
isfile	Returns True if input is of type file.
isfilepresent	Checks if a supported file exists.
isfilevar	Checks if specified file variables are defined in a file.
isfilevaratt	Checks if specified file variable attributes are defined for a file variable.
isfilevarcoord	Checks if a coordinate variable is defined in a file.
isfilevardim	Checks if file variable dimensions are defined for a file variable.
keyword_values	Read a text file that contains keywords and one-or-more values (similar to fortran NAMELIST).
list_files	Lists all of the variables that reference files.
list_filevars	Lists all of the variables associated with a specific file.
numAsciiCol	Returns the number of columns in an ASCII file.
numAsciiRow	Returns the number of rows in an ASCII file.
readAsciiHead	Reads an ASCII file and returns just the header.
readAsciiTable	Reads an ASCII file given the number of lines at the beginning and end of the file to ignore.
setfileoption	Sets a number of file-format-specific options.
v5d_close	Closes a Vis5D+ format file.
v5d_create	Creates a Vis5D+ format file.
v5d_setLowLev	Sets the lowest vertical offset, in grid level, for each 3-dimensional gridded variable in a Vis5D+ format file.
v5d_setUnits	Sets a name for physical units for a variable in a Vis5D+ format file.
v5d_write	Writes compressed data to a Vis5D+ format file.
v5d_write_var	Writes a single 3-dimensional gridded variable to a Vis5D+ format file.
wrf_user_getvar	Extracts data from ARW WRF model output, and does basic diagnostics calculations.
wrf_user_list_times	Extracts the list of available times in the ARW WRF model output.
wrf_wps_close_int	Closes a currently open WPS intermediate file.
wrf_wps_open_int	Opens a WPS intermediate file and returns a status.
wrf_wps_rddata_int	Reads a 2D field from an open WPS intermediate file.
wrf_wps_rdhead_int	Reads header information for the current field of an open WPS intermediate file.
wrf_wps_read_int	Reads data from a WPS intermediate file.
wrf_wps_write_int	Writes data to a WPS intermediate file.
write_matrix	Writes nicely-formatted integer, float, or double precision two-dimensional (2D) arrays to standard out or to a file.
write_table	Writes formatted elements from a list to an ASCII file.