Tool Name: h5mkgrp
Syntax:
h5mkgrp [OPTIONS] file_name group_name...
Purpose:
Creates new group(s) in an HDF5 file.

Description:
h5mkgrp  creates one or more new groups in an HDF5 file.

Options and Parameters:
file_name
Name of HDF5 file within which new group is to be created.
group_name
Name of group to be created; specified as full path name from the root group, i.e., starting with a slash (/).
 
Options:
-h, --help
Print a usage message and exit.
-l, --latest
Use latest version of file format to create new group.
-p, --parents
Create parent or intervening groups as needed. Issue no error if intervening groups or new group already exist.
-v, --verbose
Print verbose output, including information about file, group(s), and options.
-V, --version
Print tool version number then exit. Tool version number is that of the corresponding HDF5 Library.

Exit Status:
0 Succeeded.
>0     An error occurred.
Example Usage
Create a new group, new_group,  within the existing group /a/b in the file HDF5_file.
    h5mkgrp "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_group"
Create a new group, new_group,  within the group /a/b in the file HDF5_file. Create the groups a and b if they do not already exist. Issue no error if the intervening groups or the new group already exist.
    h5mkgrp -p "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_group"
Create the new groups /a/b/new_c  and /a/x/new_4  in the file HDF5_file. The groups /a/b  and /a/x  must already exist.
    h5mkgrp -p "HDF5_file" "/a/b/new_c" "/a/x/new_4"

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