Committed Datatypes Copying, links to pdf from advanced topics add the following to Advanced.html: In the broadly applicable section, add this left column: Copying Committed Datatypes with H5Ocopy right column: Describes how to copy to another file a dataset that uses a committed datatype or an object with an attribute that uses a committed datatype so that the committed datatype in the destination file can be used by multiple objects. (PDF only) place the row above after the chunking row the actual link for the Additional Resources page should be the following: Copying Committed Datatypes with H5Ocopy i think the info above can apply to add resources page too link from datatypes chapter This sentence is in section 6.8: Note that a committed datatype can be shared by objects within the same HDF5 file, but not by objects in other files. put the following after the sentence above as a link to the "Additional Resources" page: For more information on copying committed datatypes to other HDF5 files, see the “Copying Committed Datatypes with H5Ocopy” topic on the “Additional Resources” chapter.