PIO C Interface

This is a list of all user interface routines:

PIO Startup and Shutdown

• Initialize the IO System
• Shut Down the IO System

PIO File Operations

• Open a File
• Create a File
• Sync a File
• Close a File

PIO Decompositions

• Initialize a Decomposition
• Free a Decomposition

Reading and Writing Distributed Arrays

• Reading Distributes Arrays
• Writing Distributes Arrays
• Set the Record Number

Utility

• Set a Hint
• Set Error Handling
• Get the Local Size
• Get Number IO Tasks
• Set Blocksize

NetCDF-Like Functions

Also see: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/

File Operations

• End Define Mode
• Re-enter Define Mode

Writing Metadata

• Define a Dimension
• Define a Variable
• Write an Attribute

Reading/Writing Data

• Read Arrays
• Read Entire Variable
• Read One Value
• Read Strided Arrays
• Write Arrays
• Write Entire Variable
• Write One Value
• Write Strided Arrays

Learn about Files and Metadata

• Learn About File
• Get Attribute Values
• Learn About an Attribute
• Learn About a Variable
• Learn About a Dimension