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+HDFView Software
+
+HDFView software consists of the HDFView utility and the Java HDF
+Object Package.
+
+HDFView is a visual tool written in Java for browsing and editing HDF
+(HDF5 and HDF4) files. Using HDFView, you can:
+
+View a file hierarchy in a tree structure
+Create new files, add or delete groups and datasets
+View and modify the content of a dataset
+Add, delete and modify attributes
+
+HDFView uses the Java HDF Object Package, which implements HDF4 and
+HDF5 data objects in an object-oriented form.