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+%HDF5_RM_DATA Delete a dataset within an HDF5 file
+%
+% file...       HDF filename
+% loc...        location of the dataset that needs to be removed
+% 
+% Please notice that HDF5 does not free the space after removing datasets!
+%
+
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+%|       Author: CXS group, PSI                                          |
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+
+function hdf5_rm_data( file, loc)
+import io.HDF.*
+plist = 'H5P_DEFAULT';
+
+fileID = H5F.open(file,'H5F_ACC_RDWR',plist);
+
+gpath1 = strsplit(rm_delimiter(loc), '/');
+gid1 = add_groups(fileID, gpath1(1:end-1), plist, false);
+
+H5L.delete(gid1{end}, gpath1{end}, plist);
+
+H5F.close(fileID);
+
+
+end