---
name: "grib_ls"
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_ls"
---

# grib\_ls(1)

## NAME

grib\_ls

## DESCRIPTION

List content of grib files printing values of some keys. It does not fail when a key is not found.

## USAGE

grib\_ls \[options\] grib\_file grib\_file ...

## OPTIONS

- **-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.

- **-F** format

  C style format for floating point values.

- **-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. Grib messages are processed only if they match all the key/value constraints. 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 specified. Default type is string.

- **-j** json output

  - **-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)

- **-l** Latitude,Longitude\[,MODE,file\]

  Value close to the point of a Latitude/Longitude. Allowed values for MODE are: 4 (4 values in the nearest points are printed) Default 1 (the value at the nearest point is printed) file (file is used as mask. The closer point with mask value\>=0.5 is printed)

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

  Key/values to set. For each key a string (key:s) or a double (key:d) or a long (key:l) type can be defined. By default the native type is set.

- **-i** index

  Data value corresponding to the given index is printed.

- **-n** namespace

  All the keys belonging to namespace are printed.

- **-m** Mars keys are printed.

  - **-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.

  - **-g** Copy GTS header.

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

  The input file is interpreted according to the message type.

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

  - **-X** offset

  Input file offset in bytes. Processing of the input file will start from "offset".

- **-x** Fast parsing option, only headers are loaded.

  ## AUTHOR

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