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2grib_repack(1)              General Commands Manual             grib_repack(1)
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NAME

7       grib_repack - change the packing scheme in a GRIB2 file
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SYNOPSIS

11       grib_repack -pN grib2filein grib2fileout
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13       grib_repack -h
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DESCRIPTION

17       This  command (from the pygrib package) repacks the data in grib2filein
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OPTIONS

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26              show help message
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28       The following parameter is required for normal use and not optional:
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30       -pN    Desired packing type, where N is:
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EXIT STATUS

50       0      if OK
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53              start due to incorrect commandline arguments
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EXAMPLE

57       The following commnd converts grib2filein to complex packing with  spa‐
58       tial differencing, saves result to grib2fileout.
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AUTHORS

64       Jeffrey Whitaker <jeffrey.s.whitaker@noaa.gov> wrote the code.
65       Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org> wrote this man page.
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69pygrib                            2013-10-31                    grib_repack(1)