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Description

NAME    grib_index_build

DESCRIPTION

Build an index file for a set of input GRIB files.

USAGE

grib_index_build [options] grib_file grib_file ...

OPTIONS

-f

Force. Force the execution not to fail on error.

-o output_index_file    

Output is written to output_index_file. If an output index file is required and -o is not used, the output index is written to 'gribidx'

-k key1,key2,...        

Specify a list of keys to index on. By default the input files are indexed on the MARS keys. For each key a string (key:s) or a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be requested.

-V

Version.

-T T | B | M | A

Message type. T->GTS, B->BUFR, M->METAR (Experimental), A->Any (Experimental). The input file is interpreted according to the message type.

-M

Multi-field support off. Turn off support for multiple fields in a single GRIB message.

-N

Do not compress index. By default the index is compressed to remove keys with only one value.

-h

Display this help text and exit.

SEE ALSO

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

NAME    grib_index_build

DESCRIPTION

Build an index file for a set of input GRIB files.

USAGE

grib_index_build [options] grib_file grib_file ...

OPTIONS

-f

Force. Force the execution not to fail on error.

-o output_index_file    

Output is written to output_index_file. If an output index file is required and -o is not used, the output index is written to 'gribidx'

-k key1,key2,...        

Specify a list of keys to index on. By default the input files are indexed on the MARS keys. For each key a string (key:s) or a double (key:d) or an integer (key:i) type can be requested.

-V

Version.

-T T | B | M | A

Message type. T->GTS, B->BUFR, M->METAR (Experimental), A->Any (Experimental). The input file is interpreted according to the message type.

-M

Multi-field support off. Turn off support for multiple fields in a single GRIB message.

-N

Do not compress index. By default the index is compressed to remove keys with only one value.

-h

Display this help text and exit.

SEE ALSO

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

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February 2024