---
name: "getdap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdap-bin"
version: "3.21.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/getdap"
---

# getdap(1)

4mGETDAP24m(1)                        User Manuals                        4mGETDAP24m(1)

1mNAME0m\
        getdap - test driver for the libdap library

1mSYNOPSIS0m\
        1mgetdap \[-idaDxXBvVkzsM\] \[-c 4m22mexpr24m 1m\] \[-m 4m22mnum24m 1m\] \[-p 4m22mx.y24m 1m\] 4m22murl24m 1m...0m

       1mgetdap \[-VvksM\] 4m22mfile24m 1m...0m

1mDESCRIPTION0m\
        1mgetdap  22mIn  the first form of the command, dereference the URL and per-\
        form the requested operations. This includes routing the  returned  in-\
        formation  through the DAP processing library (parsing the returned ob-\
        jects, et c.). If none of a, d, or D are used with a URL, then the  DAP\
        library routines are NOT used and the URLs contents are dumped to stan-\
        dard output.

       In the second form of the command, assume the files are DataDDS objects\
        (stored  in  files  or  read from pipes) and process them as if -D were\
        given. In this case the information \*must\* contain valid MIME header in\
        order to be processed.

1mOPTIONS0m\
        \-i     For each URL, get the server version.

       \-d     For each URL, get the the DDS.

       \-a     For each URL, get the the DAS.

       \-D     For each URL, get the the DataDDS.

       \-x     For each URL, get the DDX object. Does not get data.

       \-X     Request a DataDDX from the server (the DAP4 data response).

       \-B     Build a DDX in getdap using the DDS and DAS.

       \-v     Verbose output.

       \-V     Version of this client; see 'i' for server version.

       \-c expr\
               4mexpr24m is a constraint expression. Used with -D/X.  You can use  a\
               \`?' for the CE also.

       \-k     Keep temporary files created by libdap.

       \-m num Request the same URL 4mnum24m times

       \-z     Ask the server to compress data.

       \-s     Print Sequences using numbered rows.

       \-M     Assume data read from a file has no MIME headers (the default is\
               to assume the headers are present).

       \-p x.y Set DAP protocol to 4mx.y0m

1mFILES0m\
        4m~/.dodsrc0m\
               The  4m.dodsrc24m  file  contains  various parameters that affect the\
               runtime behavior for DAP clients.  See 1mdodsrc22m(5) for further de-\
               tails.

1mENVIRONMENT0m\
        DODS\_CONF\
               Specifies an alternate file or directory for the 4m.dodsrc24m file.

1mDIAGNOSTICS0m\
        Various self-explanitory messages may be issued on stderr.

1mBUGS0m\
        The command name should have been chosen more carefully to reflect  its\
        purpose.

       The dodsrc man page needs to be written.

1mAUTHOR0m\
        James Gallagher \<jgallagher at opendap.org\>

1mSEE ALSO0m\
        1mdodsrc22m(5)

Linux                            December 2011                       4mGETDAP24m(1)