BUFR_DUMP(1)

🦋 BUFR_DUMP(1) 🦋

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate 🫶 this is bufr_dump, section 1 of the manual, filed under User Commands, and she is that girl. full name BUFR_DUMP(1), answers to bufr_dump. 💅

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💖 NAME 💖

bufr_dump — manual page for bufr_dump. yes she's self-referential, yes it's iconic, we move. ✨

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

🎀 NAME

bufr_dump

🌸 DESCRIPTION

Dump the content of a BUFR file in different formats. that's the whole job and she eats every single time 🦋

🧚 USAGE

bufr_dump [options] bufr_file bufr_file ...

options go first, then as many bufr_file arguments as your heart desires. one file? slay. ten files? also slay. 💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -j s|f|a — JSON mode (JavaScript Object Notation), for when you want your data wearing a little curly-brace outfit. Options: s -> structure, f -> flat (only data), a -> all attributes. Default mode is structure.
• -D filter|fortran|python|C — Decoding dump. Hand it over and it provides instructions to decode the input message. Your options:
  • filter -> filter instructions file to decode input BUFR (for bufr_filter)
  • fortran -> fortran program to decode the input BUFR
  • python -> python script to decode the input BUFR
  • C -> C program to decode the input BUFR

Default mode is filter.

• -E filter|fortran|python|C — Encoding dump. Provides instructions to create the input message. Your options:
  • filter -> filter instructions file to encode input BUFR (for bufr_filter)
  • fortran -> fortran program to encode the input BUFR
  • python -> python script to encode the input BUFR
  • C -> C program to encode the input BUFR

Default mode is filter.

• -O — Octet mode. WMO documentation style dump.
• -p — Plain/Flat dump (key=value format).
• -d — Dump the expanded descriptors.
• -t — Print type information.
• -f — Force. Force the execution not to fail on error.
• -H — Print octet content in hexadecimal format.
• -a — Dump aliases.
• -w key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,... — Where clause. Messages are processed only if they match all the key/value constraints. A valid constraint is of type key=value or key!=value. For each key a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be specified. Default type is string. In the value you can also use the forward-slash character / to specify an OR condition (i.e. a logical disjunction). Note: only one -w clause is allowed.
• -s key[:{s|d|i}]=value,key[:{s|d|i}]=value,... — Key/values to set. For each key a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be defined. By default the native type is set.
• -7 — Does not fail when the message has wrong length.
• -V — Print version.
• -S subset_number — Dump the given subset
• -X offset — Input file offset in bytes. Processing of the input file will start from the given offset.
• -h — Display this help text and exit.

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Full documentation and examples at: <https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/bufr_dump>

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💀 and then... IT SAYS IT ALL AGAIN 💀

not the page literally copy-pasting itself 😭😭 bestie I am NOT making this up, the original does the whole thing over — same sections, same order, same facts. so for the girlies who scrolled past the first time, here we go again. no skip, no cap. 💅

💖 NAME 💖 (the encore)

bufr_dump

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨ (yes, again)

🌸 DESCRIPTION

Dump the content of a BUFR file in different formats. still true, still devouring. 🦋

🧚 USAGE

bufr_dump [options] bufr_file bufr_file ...

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -j s|f|a — JSON mode (JavaScript Object Notation). Options: s -> structure, f -> flat (only data), a -> all attributes. Default mode is structure.
• -D filter|fortran|python|C — Decoding dump. Provides instructions to decode the input message. Options:
  • filter -> filter instructions file to decode input BUFR (for bufr_filter)
  • fortran -> fortran program to decode the input BUFR
  • python -> python script to decode the input BUFR
  • C -> C program to decode the input BUFR

Default mode is filter.

• -E filter|fortran|python|C — Encoding dump. Provides instructions to create the input message. Options:
  • filter -> filter instructions file to encode input BUFR (for bufr_filter)
  • fortran -> fortran program to encode the input BUFR
  • python -> python script to encode the input BUFR
  • C -> C program to encode the input BUFR

Default mode is filter.

• -O — Octet mode. WMO documentation style dump.
• -p — Plain/Flat dump (key=value format).
• -d — Dump the expanded descriptors.
• -t — Print type information.
• -f — Force. Force the execution not to fail on error.
• -H — Print octet content in hexadecimal format.
• -a — Dump aliases.
• -w key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,... — Where clause. Messages are processed only if they match all the key/value constraints. A valid constraint is of type key=value or key!=value. For each key a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be specified. Default type is string. In the value you can also use the forward-slash character / to specify an OR condition (i.e. a logical disjunction). Note: only one -w clause is allowed.
• -s key[:{s|d|i}]=value,key[:{s|d|i}]=value,... — Key/values to set. For each key a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be defined. By default the native type is set.
• -7 — Does not fail when the message has wrong length.
• -V — Print version.
• -S subset_number — Dump the given subset
• -X offset — Input file offset in bytes. Processing of the input file will start from the given offset.
• -h — Display this help text and exit.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥 (round two)

Full documentation and examples at: <https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/bufr_dump>

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lowkey the fact that this whole page is in here twice is giving deja vu main character energy 💀 but every single detail stays, so read whichever copy you vibe with. 🫶

and that's the tea, bestie — last word goes to the page itself: it's bufr_dump, dated October 2026, wearing the BUFR_DUMP(1) crown. periodt. 👑🌸