h5mkgrp

Creates new group(s) in an HDF5 file

Syntax:

h5mkgrp [OPTIONS] file_name group_name...

Description:

h5mkgrp creates one or more new groups in an HDF5 file.

Options and Parameters:

Parameter	Description
`file_name`	Name of HDF5 file within which new group is to be created
`group_name`	Name of group to be created; specified as full path name from the root group, i.e., starting with a slash (/)

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Print a usage message and exit
`-l, --latest`	Use latest version of file format to create new group
`-p, --parents`	Create parent or intervening groups as needed. Issue no error if intervening groups or new group already exist
`-v, --verbose`	Print verbose output, including information about file, group(s), and options
`-V, --version`	Print tool version number then exit. Tool version number is that of the corresponding HDF5 library

Exit Status:

0	Succeeded.
> 0	An error occurred.

Example:

Create a new group, new_group, within the existing group /a/b in the file HDF5_file.

    h5mkgrp "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_group"

Create a new group, new_group, within the group /a/b in the file HDF5_file. Create the groups a and b if they do not already exist. Issue no error if the intervening groups or the new group already exist.

    h5mkgrp -p "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_group"

Create the new groups /a/b/new_c and /a/x/new_4 in the file HDF5_file. The groups /a/b and /a/x must already exist.

    h5mkgrp -p "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_c" "/a/x/new_4"

History:

Release	Change
1.8.0	Tool introduced in this release.

--- Last Modified: August 28, 2019 | 09:33 AM

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