1NCPDQ(1)                    General Commands Manual                   NCPDQ(1)
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NAME

6       ncpdq - netCDF Permute Dimensions Quickly, Pack Data Quietly...
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SYNTAX

9       ncpdq   [-3]   [-4]   [-5]   [-6]  [-7]  [-A]  [-a  dim[,...]]   [--bfr
10       sz_byt][-C][-c][--cnk_byt      sz_byt][--cnk_csh      sz_byt][--cnk_dmn
11       nm,sz_lmn]   [--cnk_map   map]   [--cnk_min   sz_byt]  [--cnk_plc  plc]
12       [--cnk_scl  sz_lmn][-D  dbg_lvl]  [-d   dim,[   min][,[   max]]]   [-F]
13       [--fl_fmt=fmt]  [-G gpe_dsc] [-g grp[,...]]  [--glb att_name= att_val]]
14       [-h] [--hdf] [--hdr_pad sz_byt][--hpss_try] [-L dfl_lvl] [-l path]  [-M
15       pck_map]  [--mrd]  [--msa]  [--no_cll_msr] [--no_frm_trm] [--no_tmp_fl]
16       [-O] [-o output-file] [-P pck_plc] [-p path] [--ppc var1[, var2[,...]]=
17       prc]]  [-R]  [-r]  [--ram_all]  [-t  thr_nbr]  [-U] [--uio] [--unn] [-v
18       var[,...]]  [-X box] [-x] input-file [ output-file ]
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DESCRIPTION

21       ncpdq packs or re-shapes variables in input-file  and  stores  them  in
22       output-file.   Which  variables  to  pack/unpack  are determined by the
23       packing policy encoded in the pck_plc argument to the -P switch.  Valid
24       pck_plc  options  are  all_new, all_xst, xst_new, and upk.  The numeric
25       type of variable to pack or re-pack a variable to is determined by  the
26       packing  map  encoded  in the pck_map argument to the -M switch.  Valid
27       pck_map options are flt_byt, flt_sht, hgh_byt, hgh_sht, and nxt_lsr.
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29       ncpdq re-shapes variables in input-file by re-ordering and/or reversing
30       dimensions  specified  in  the dimension list.  The dimension list is a
31       comma separated list of dimension names, optionally prefixed  by  nega‐
32       tive signs, that follow the -a switch.  To re-order variables by a sub‐
33       set of their dimensions, specify these dimensions in a  comma-separated
34       list  following  -a,  e.g., -a lon,lat.  To reverse a dimension, prefix
35       its name with a negative sign in the dimension  list,  e.g.,  -a  -lat.
36       Re-ordering  and  reversal  may  be  performed simultaneously, e.g., -a
37       lon,-lat,time,-lev.
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39       Users may specify any permutation of dimensions, including permutations
40       which  change  the  record dimension identity.  The record dimension is
41       re-ordered like any other dimension.  The record  dimension  is  always
42       the  most slowly varying dimension in a record variable.  The specified
43       re-ordering will fail if it requires creating more than one record  di‐
44       mension amongst all the output variables.
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AUTHOR

48       NCO  manual pages written by Charlie Zender and originally formatted by
49       Brian Mays.
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REPORTING BUGS

53       Report bugs to <http://sf.net/bugs/?group_id=3331>.
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57       Copyright © 1995-present Charlie Zender
58       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
59       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
60       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

64       The full documentation for NCO is maintained as a Texinfo manual called
65       the  NCO Users Guide.  Because NCO is mathematical in nature, the docu‐
66       mentation includes TeX-intensive portions not  viewable  on  character-
67       based  displays.  Hence the only complete and authoritative versions of
68       the NCO Users Guide are the PDF (recommended), DVI, and Postscript ver‐
69       sions  at <http://nco.sf.net/nco.pdf>, <http://nco.sf.net/nco.dvi>, and
70       <http://nco.sf.net/nco.ps>, respectively.  HTML and  XML  versions  are
71       available          at          <http://nco.sf.net/nco.html>         and
72       <http://nco.sf.net/nco.xml>, respectively.
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74       If the info and NCO programs are properly installed at your  site,  the
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79       should  give  you access to the complete manual, except for the TeX-in‐
80       tensive portions.
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82       ncap(1), ncap2(1), ncatted(1), ncbo(1), ncclimo(1), nces(1), ncecat(1),
83       ncflint(1),  ncks(1), nco(1), ncpdq(1), ncra(1), ncrcat(1), ncremap(1),
84       ncrename(1), ncwa(1)
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HOMEPAGE

88       The NCO homepage at <http://nco.sf.net> contains more information.
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