ncwriteatt
Write an attribute to a netCDF file or variable.
📝Syntax
ncwriteatt(filename, location, attname, attvalue)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
filename Path of the netCDF file.
location Variable name, or '/' for a global attribute.
attname Attribute name.
attvalue Attribute value. Character and numeric arrays are supported.
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
none This function does not return a value.
📄Description

ncwriteatt writes metadata as a netCDF attribute. Use location '/' for global file metadata.

Attributes are useful for units, titles, scale factors, and provenance metadata.

💡Examples
Copy-paste example for ncwriteatt.
filename = [tempdir(), 'help_ncwriteatt.nc'];
nccreate(filename, 'temperature', 'Dimensions', {'x', 2});
ncwriteatt(filename, '/', 'title', 'sample file');
title = ncreadatt(filename, '/', 'title')
🔗See Also
ncreadattncinfo
🕔Version History
Version Description
2.0.0 initial version
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