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+%HDF5_RM_ATTR Delete attribute(s) from HDF file
+%
+%   file...         HDF filename 
+%   loc...          location within the HDF file
+%   attr_name...    string or cell of strings containing the names of the
+%                   obsolete attributes
+%
+
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+
+function hdf5_rm_attr( file, loc, attr_name)
+import io.HDF.*
+
+plist = 'H5P_DEFAULT';
+% open file
+fileID = H5F.open(file,'H5F_ACC_RDWR',plist);
+
+% get group ID
+gpath = strsplit(rm_delimiter(loc), '/');
+gid = add_groups(fileID, gpath(1:end-1), plist, false);
+
+% delete attributes
+if iscell(attr_name)
+    for ii=1:length(attr_name)
+        H5A.delete(gid{end}, attr_name{ii})
+    end
+else
+    H5A.delete(gid{end}, attr_name)
+end
+
+
+end
+