duplicate

the NetCDF dataset to a new file.

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Declaration

 ncfile = duplicate(path,options)

Parameters

• path any — destination file path
• options.shouldOverwriteExisting logical scalar (1x1) — overwrite destination if it exists
• options.indexRange dictionary (string -> cell) — per-variable slicing ranges forwarded to addDuplicateGroup

Returns

• ncfile NetCDFFile instance — duplicated dataset handle

Discussion

Creates a new NetCDFFile at the requested path and copies the current group hierarchy, dimensions, variables, and attributes using addDuplicateGroup. Optionally restricts copied data via indexRange.