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[UDUNITS #EYN-795297]: UDUNITS documentation

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  • Subject: [UDUNITS #EYN-795297]: UDUNITS documentation
  • Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:43:59 -0600
Rob,

> I am looking for the acceptable units of time for CF-compliance. The 
> documentation states that any time unit acceptable in UDUNITS is acceptable 
> in CF, and includes links to UDUNITS. This is where the disaster begins - 
> none of the links actually points to a UDUNITS documentation. I can download 
> the complete UDUNITS package, but there is no indication there of where to 
> begin. Surely, there must be some documentation that I can refer to.

Which package did you get?  UDUNITS (alias UDUNITS-1) or UDUNITS-2?

They both have documentation, but not the same kind.  The UDUNITS-1 
documentation comprises man(1) pages (try "man 3 udunits").  The UDUNITS-2 
documentation comprises info(1) files, HTML files, and PDF files (all with the 
same information).

> -Rob
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Rob Raskin
> Group Supervisor, Science Data Engineering and Archiving
> Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> Pasadena, CA 91109
> (818) 354-4228


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EYN-795297
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed