GRIB_LS(1)

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version 2.50.0 · 6 versions
, in fedora 44

👑 NAME 👑

grib_ls</p> — literally just the manual page for grib_ls. That's the whole intro, bestie. This one comes from the User Commands section of the manual, and it's giving "chaos goblin utility with a heart of gold" energy. 💅✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

kk, so lowkey the DESCRIPTION section has its own little NAME / DESCRIPTION / USAGE / OPTIONS situation going on inside it. We contain multitudes. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

grib_ls

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

It lists the content of GRIB files, printing the values of some keys. And here's the iconic part — it does not fail when a key is not found. No dramatic exit, no screaming into the void, it just moves on. Main character energy fr fr. 😌

🌸 USAGE 🌸

grib_ls [options] grib_file grib_file ...

Yep, you can hand it as many GRIB files as you want. Stack 'em up. 💖

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

Oh we're in the candy shop now, bestie. Twenty options, all of them, no skips, periodt:

  • -p key[:{s|d|i}],key[:{s|d|i}],... — Your declaration of which keys to print. For each key you can ask for a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type. Default type is string, because string is the default, obviously. 🎀
  • -F format — A C-style format for your floating-point values. Give your floats a lil makeover. ✨
  • -P key[:{s|d|i}],key[:{s|d|i}],... — Same as -p, but instead of replacing anything it adds the declared keys to the default list. Best of both worlds, we love a union. 🤝
  • -w key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,key[:{s|d|i}]{=|!=}value,... — The where clause, aka the bouncer at the club. Messages are only processed if they match all the key/value constraints. A valid constraint looks like key=value or key!=value. For each key you can specify a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type — 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), so you can be flexible with your vibes. ⚠️ Note: only one -w clause is allowed. One bouncer. That's it.
  • -j — JSON output. For when you want your data to look like it's wearing a tiny suit. 🕴️
  • -B 'order by' directive — Order by, bestie! The output gets ordered according to the 'order by' directive. Example: "step:i asc, centre desc" (that's step numeric ascending and centre descending, for the uninitiated 💀). Default sort mode is 'asc'.
  • -l latitude,longitude[,MODE,file] — Gives you the value close to the point of a latitude, longitude (nearest neighbour). Allowed values for MODE are:
    • 4 — 4 values in the nearest points are printed. Default is 1 (the value at the nearest point is printed). 🙈
    • file — file is used as mask. The closer point with mask value >=0.5 is printed.
  • -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 — let it be itself, let it be free. 🦋
  • -i index — Prints the data value corresponding to the given index. Point at a thing, get the thing. 🎯
  • -n namespace — Prints all the keys belonging to the given namespace. The whole squad, assembled. 👯
  • -m — Prints all the keys belonging to the 'mars' namespace. Specifically mars. Not the other ones. Just mars. 🪐
  • -V — Prints the version. Identity check. 🪞
  • -W width — Minimum width of each column in output. Default is 10. Give your columns room to breathe, they deserve it. 🌬️
  • -M — Multi-field support off. This turns off support for multiple fields in a single GRIB message. Bye bestie. 👋
  • -g — Copies the GTS header. Copy-paste but make it meteorological. 📋
  • -T T | B | A — Message type. T->GTS, B->BUFR, A->Any (Experimental, so proceed with the caution of someone touching a hot pan 🙈). The input file is interpreted according to the message type.
  • -7 — Does not fail when the message has wrong length. Chaos tolerance setting: enabled. 💀
  • -X offset — Input file offset in bytes. Processing of the input file will start from the given offset. Skip ahead, no regrets. ⏭️
  • -x — Fast parsing option, only headers are loaded. Gotta go fast. 🔥
  • -h — Displays this help text and exits. The classic escape hatch. 🚪

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

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

Okay so here's the thing — the original page literally prints this whole block twice: once nested inside DESCRIPTION, and then again right after SEE ALSO. So we're doing it twice too. No skips, no edits, no cap. 🙈💖

🧚 NAME 🧚

grib_ls</p>

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

💜 NAME 💜

grib_ls

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

List content of GRIB files printing values of some keys. It does not fail when a key is not found. (Still not failing. Still unbothered. Still iconic. ✨)

💜 USAGE 💜

grib_ls [options] grib_file grib_file ...

💜 OPTIONS 💜

  • -p key[:{s|d|i}],key[:{s|d|i}],... — Declaration of keys to print. For each key a string (key:s), a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be requested. Default type is string. 🎀
  • -F format — C-style format for floating-point values. ✨
  • -P key[:{s|d|i}],key[:{s|d|i}],... — Same as -p but adds the declared keys to the default list. 🤝
  • -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. ⚠️
  • -j — JSON output. 🕴️
  • -B 'order by' directive — Order by. The output will be ordered according to the 'order by' directive. Example: "step:i asc, centre desc" (step numeric ascending and centre descending). Default sort mode is 'asc'.
  • -l latitude,longitude[,MODE,file] — Value close to the point of a latitude, longitude (nearest neighbour). Allowed values for MODE are:
    • 4 — 4 values in the nearest points are printed. Default 1 (the value at the nearest point is printed). 🙈
    • file — file is used as mask. The closer point with mask value >=0.5 is printed.
  • -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. 🦋
  • -i index — Data value corresponding to the given index is printed. 🎯
  • -n namespace — All the keys belonging to the given namespace are printed. 👯
  • -m — All the keys belonging to the 'mars' namespace are printed. 🪐
  • -V — Print version. 🪞
  • -W width — Minimum width of each column in output. Default is 10. 🌬️
  • -M — Multi-field support off. Turn off support for multiple fields in a single GRIB message. 👋
  • -g — Copy GTS header. 📋
  • -T T | B | A — Message type. T->GTS, B->BUFR, A->Any (Experimental). The input file is interpreted according to the message type.
  • -7 — Does not fail when the message has wrong length. 💀
  • -X offset — Input file offset in bytes. Processing of the input file will start from the given offset. ⏭️
  • -x — Fast parsing option, only headers are loaded. 🔥
  • -h — Display this help text and exit. 🚪

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

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

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