dbatbl (1)

dbatbl [command] [options] [args...]

This tool allows to index and query the tables that are needed for normal functioning of DB-ALLe.

dbatbl always requires a non-switch argument, that indicates what is the operation that should be performed:

help

Print a help summary.

help manpage

Print this manpage.

cat tableid [tableid [...]]

Output all the contents of a WMO B table..

grep string

Output all the contents of the local B table whose description contains the given string..

expand table-entry [table-entry [...]]

Describe a WMO B table entry or expand a WMO D table entry in its components..

expandcode varcode [varcode [...]]

Expand the value of a packed variable code.

index [options] filename index-id

Index the contents of a table file.

describe [options] what [values]

Invoke the formatter to describe the given values. Supported so far are: "level ltype l1 l2", "trange pind p1 p2".

dbatbl follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

Option for command cat

-?, --help

print an help message

-c, --csv

output variables in CSV format

Option for command grep

-?, --help

print an help message

-c, --csv

output variables in CSV format

Option for command expand

-?, --help

print an help message

Option for command expandcode

-?, --help

print an help message

Option for command index

-?, --help

print an help message

-t type, --type=type

format of the table to index ('b', 'd', 'conv')

Option for command describe

-?, --help

print an help message

dbatbl has been written by Enrico Zini <[email protected]> for ARPA Emilia Romagna, Servizio Idrometeorologico.