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# NCDF_ATTDEL

The NCDF_ATTDEL procedure deletes an attribute from a NetCDF file.

## Examples

; Open file test.nc for writing:

id = NCDF_OPEN('test.nc', /WRITE)

; Delete global attribute TITLE from the file:

NCDF_ATTDEL, id, 'TITLE', /GLOBAL

NCDF_CLOSE, id ; Close the file.

## Syntax

NCDF_ATTDEL, Cdfid [, Varid] , Name [, /GLOBAL]

## Arguments

### Cdfid

The NetCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN, NCDF_CREATE, or NCDF_GROUPDEF.

### Varid

The NetCDF variable ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_VARDEF or NCDF_VARID, or the name of the variable. If the GLOBAL keyword is used, this argument must be omitted.

### Name

A scalar string containing the name of the attribute to be deleted.

## Keywords

### GLOBAL

Set this keyword to delete a global variable.

## Version History

Pre 4.0 | Introduced

## See Also

NCDF_ATTNAME, NCDF_ATTPUT