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--- bufr.pm:bufrread_help [2010-04-06 09:25:19]
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+++ bufr.pm:bufrread_help [2022-05-31 09:29:31] (current)
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 Usage:
       bufrread.pl <bufr file(s)>
+          [--ahl <ahl_regexp>]
+          [--all_operators]
+          [--bitmap]
           [--codetables]
           [--data_only]
-          [--param <descriptor file>]
           [--filter <filter file>]
-          [--bitmap]
+          [--help]
+          [--nodata]
           [--noqc]
+          [--on_error_stop]
+          [--optional_section]
           [--outfile <filename>]
-          [--optional_section]
+          [--param <descriptor file>]
-          [--width n]
           [--strict_checking n]
-          [--all_operators]
+          [--tableformat <BUFRDC|ECCODES>]
           [--tablepath <path to BUFR tables>]
           [--verbose n]
-          [--help]
+          [--width n]
 Options:
+       --ahl <ahl_regexp>
+                       Decode BUFR messages with AHL matching <ahl_regexp> only
+       --all_operators Show all operator descriptors when printing section 4
+       --bitmap        Display bit-mapped values on same line
        --codetables    Use code and flag tables to resolve values when unit
                        is [CODE TABLE] or [FLAG TABLE]
        --data_only     Print section 4 (data section) only
-       --param <descriptor file>
-                       Decode parameters with descriptors in <descriptor file> only
        --filter <filter file>
                        Decode observations meeting criteria in <filter file> only
-       --bitmap        Display bit mapped values on same line
+       --help          Display Usage and explain the options used. For even
+                       more info you might prefer to consult perldoc bufrread.pl
+       --nodata        Do not print (nor decode) section 4 (data section)
        --noqc          Do not decode quality control
                        (or any descriptors following 222000)
+       --on_error_stop Stop processing as soon as an error occurs during decoding
        --outfile <filename>
                        Will print to <filename> instead of STDOUT
        --optional_section
                        Display a hex dump of optional section if present
-       --width n       Set width of field used for data values to n characters
+       --param <descriptor file>
-                       (default is 15)
+                       Display parameters with descriptors in <descriptor file> only
        --strict_checking n n=0 (default) Disable strict checking of BUFR format
                            n=1 Issue warning if (recoverable) error in
                                BUFR format
                            n=2 Croak if (recoverable) error in BUFR format.
-                               Nothing more in this message will be decoded.
+                               Nothing more in this message/subset will be decoded.
-       --all_operators Show all operator descriptors when printing section 4
+       --tableformat   Currently supported are BUFRDC and ECCODES (default is BUFRDC)
        --tablepath <path to BUFR tables>
                        Set path to BUFR tables (overrides ENV{BUFR_TABLES})
-       --verbose n     Set verbose level to n, 0<=n<=3 (default 0). n=1 will
+       --verbose n     Set verbose level to n, 0<=n<=6 (default 0). n=1 will
                        show the tables loaded.
-       --help          Display Usage and explain the options used. For even
+       --width n       Set width of field used for data values to n characters
-                       more info you might prefer to consult perldoc bufrread.pl
+                       (default is 15)
     Options may be abbreviated, e.g. "--h" or "-h" for "--help".
     To avoid having to use the "--tablepath" option, you are adviced to set
-    the invironment variable BUFR_TABLES to the directory where your BUFR
+    the environment variable BUFR_TABLES to the directory where your BUFR
-    tables are located (unless the default path provided by bufralter.pl
+    tables are located (unless the default path provided by bufrread.pl
-    works for you).
+    works for you). For tableformat ECCODES, se
+    <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Geo-BUFR/lib/Geo/BUFR.pm#BUFR-TABLE-FILES>
+    for more info on how to set "--tablepath" (or BUFR_TABLES).
+    For option "--ahl" the <ahl_regexp> should be a Perl regular expression.
+    E.g. "--ahl "ISS... ENMI"" will decode only BUFR SHIP (ISS) from
+    CCCC=ENMI. This is the only case where a little knowledge of Perl might
+    possibly be required when using the utility programs included in
+    Geo::BUFR.
-    Each line in <descriptor file> should start with a BUFR descriptor (6
+    For option "--param" each line in <descriptor file> should start with a
-    digits). Rest of line will be ignored. bufrread will extract values for
+    BUFR descriptor (6 digits). Rest of line will be ignored. bufrread.pl
-    these descriptors only. If used together with "--filter", <descriptor
+    will display values for these descriptors only.
-    file> must contain all descriptors in <filter file>.
     Using "--filter" will decode only those observations that meet one of
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     equal to 6 or 7. If there is no value line after a descriptor line, it
     is enough that the observation contains the descriptor(s), whatever the
-    values are. So to extract all ship messages from a BUFR synop file, the
+    values are. So to extract all ship messages from a BUFR file, the filter
-    filter file should contain this single line only:
+    file should contain this single line only:
       D: 001011
     If an error occurs during decoding (typically because the required BUFR
-    table is missing or message is corrupt) the message is skipped, and the
+    table is missing or message is corrupt), the BUFR message is skipped
-    number of errors is reported at end of output.
+    with an error message printed to STDERR, and processing then continues
+    with the next BUFR message. You can change this default behaviour,
+    however, by setting "--on_error_stop".
 </code>