Libraries and Tools Reference

The HDF5 library has several interfaces, each of which provides the tools required to meet specific aspects of the HDF5 data-handling requirements.

HDF5 C/Fortran Reference Manual (quick links):
Core Library:  H5  H5A  H5D  H5E H5ES H5F  H5G  H5I  H5L H5M H5O  H5P  H5PL  H5R  H5S  H5T H5VL  H5Z
High Level:   H5LT  H5IM   H5TB  H5PT  H5DS   H5DO  Extensions

• HDF5 C/Fortran Reference Manual
  • Core Library — The main HDF5 library includes low-level APIs to provide user applications with fine-grained control of HDF5 functionality.
  • High-level Library — The high-level HDF5 library includes several sets of convenience and standard-use APIs to facilitate common HDF5 operations.
• HDF5 Fortran Library
  • HDF5 Fortran Datatypes, Flags and Functions
  • HDF5 Fortran User Notes
  • HDF5 Predefined Datatypes
  • New Features F2003
• HDF5 CPP Reference Manuals
  • HDF5 1.10 CPP Reference Manual
  • HDF5 1.12 CPP Reference Manual
• HDF5 Java Documentation
  • HDF5 Javadocs
  • HDF5 Java Object Package
• HDF5 Language Bindings
• Tools
  • HDF5 Command-line Tools
  • HDF5 Tools by Category
  • Tools to Convert HDF5 Files to NetCDF