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[netCDF #YFQ-701665]: netcdf file size error
- Subject: [netCDF #YFQ-701665]: netcdf file size error
- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:24:23 -0600
Hi Rose,
> I'm using netcdf 3.6.3 and ifort v11 to compile and run my program. It
> compiles and runs just fine, but I'm having a problem with the size of
> the files it generates.
>
> I'm writing files which contain approx 40 variables, each are 350*150*40
> doubles. The files *should* be around 250Mb. But, the file appears to
> take up 4Tb:
>
> du -h MYFILE.nc
> 254M MYFILE.nc
>
> ll -h MYFILE.nc
> 4.0T MYFILE.nc
What is the "ll" command? It may be an alias to ls with a custom set of
options, but I don't have such a command on my Linux or Solaris systems.
> What is causing such a discrepancy in the file size?
>
> Copying a 4TB file (let alone a few hundred of them) is very complicated.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Could you send the output of "ncdump -h MYFILE.nc" so we can see the schema
for the file and verify that it should only be 254MB? Thanks.
--Russ
Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YFQ-701665
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed