---
name: "grib_copy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgrib-api-tools"
version: "1.28.0-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/grib_copy"
---

# grib\_copy(1)

## NAME

grib\_copy

## DESCRIPTION

Copies the content of grib files printing values of some keys.

## USAGE

grib\_copy \[options\] grib\_file grib\_file ... output\_grib\_file

## OPTIONS

- **-f** Force. Force the execution not to fail on error.

  - **-r** Repack data. Sometimes after setting some keys involving properties

  of the packing algorithm a repacking of data is needed. This repacking is performed setting this -r option.

- **-p** key\[:{s/d/l}\],key\[:{s/d/l}\],...

  Declaration of keys to print. For each key a string (key:s) or a double (key:d) or a long (key:l) type can be requested. Default type is string.

- **-P** key\[:{s/d/l}\],key\[:{s/d/l}\],...

  As -p adding the declared keys to the default list.

- **-w** key\[:{s/d/l}\]{=/!=}value,key\[:{s/d/l}\]=value,...

  Where clause. Only grib messages matching the key/value constraints are copied to the output\_grib\_file. A valid constraint is of type key=value or key!=value. For each key a string (key:s) or a double (key:d) or a long (key:l) type can be defined. Default type is string.

- **-B** order by directive

  Order by. The output will be ordered according to the order by directive. Order by example: "step asc, centre desc" (step ascending and centre descending)

- **-V** Version.

  - **-W** width

  Minimum width of each column in output. Default is 10.

- **-M** Multi-field support off. Turn off support for multiple fields in single grib message.

  - **-T** T \| B \| A Message type. T-\>GTS, B-\>BUFR, A-\>Any (Experimental).

  The input file is interpreted according to the message type.

- **-g** Copy GTS header.

  - **-G** GRIBEX compatibility mode.

  - **-7** Does not fail when the message has wrong length

  - **-v** Verbose.

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage has been autogenerated by Enrico Zini \<enrico@debian.org\>from the command line help of grib\_copy.