[netCDF #HKX-214469]: [netcdfgroup] Bug in ncdump -v

John,

Thanks very much for the feedback and bug report.

I'll let you know when this gets fixed.

--Russ

> Hi Russ
> 
> The fix works with some of our raw data files, but not with others where there
> is a problem with free() in dumplib.c:1553. I attach a problem file to help
> with testing.
> 
> Where ncdump -v works it outputs all the headers as well as the variable data.
> This conforms with the section for -h in the man page, but not with the short
> help you get if you simple type ncdump, where it says you get the variable
> data only. The latter would certainly be more convenient with files with many
> variables.
> 
> What about variables names containing special characters? A bullet waiting to
> be bitten. Try ' '!
> 
> Regards
> John
> 
> On Thursday 21 May 2009, you wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > > There's a bug you may be aware of in ncdump -v applied to netCDF-4 files.
> > > It always reports 'group not found'. The reason is that only varid is
> > > returned by dumplib.c:nc_inq_gvarid() and saved in a list; the associated
> > > ncid isn't returned or saved. But for netCDF-4 it's both you need.
> >
> > Thanks for reporting this bug.  It's now fixed and a test added to the
> > distribution, so it should work in the next snapshot.
> >
> > The behavior is a little more flexible now also.  When you name a variable
> > in the -v option, you can use either a relative name (not beginning with
> > "/") or an absolute name (beginning with "/").  If a relative name is used,
> > it specifies all matching variables in the file, perhaps in several groups.
> >  If an absolute name is used, then it specifies just that variable.
> >
> > Please let us know if you see any more problems with ncdump after getting
> > and trying the next snapshot release.
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HKX-214469
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed