R: Close a netCDF File

nc_close {ncdf4} | R Documentation

## Close a netCDF File

### Description

Closes an open netCDF file, which flushes any unwritten data to disk. Always close a netCDF file when you are done with it! You are risking data loss otherwise.

### Usage

     nc_close( nc )

### Arguments

`nc` | An object of class `ncdf4` (as returned by either function `nc_open` or function `nc_create`.

### Details

Data written to a netCDF file is cached in memory, for better performance. This data is only written out to disk when the file is closed. Therefore, always remember to close a netCDF file when done with it.

### Author(s)

David W. Pierce dpierce@ucsd.edu

### References

http://dwpierce.com/software

### See Also

`nc_sync`.

### Examples

    ## Not run: nc <- nc_open("salinity.nc")
    ## Not run: data <- ncvar_get( nc )	# Read the "only" var in the file
    ## Not run: nc_close(nc)

[Package ncdf4 version 1.17 Index]