Introduction

The -match_inv option prints out the inventory which is used by the -match, -not, -if and -not_if options.

-sh-2.05b$ wgrib2 new.grb2 -match_inv
1:0:d=2007032600:HGT:1000 mb:anl:vt=2007032600
2:125535:d=2007032600:HGT:1000 mb:3 hour fcst:vt=2007032603

Usage

-match_inv

Future Changes

The format of the "match inventory" has evolved and will continue to evolve. The rule for future changes is that new items in the "match inventory" will be added as the second last item. Consequently the last item in the inventory will always be ":vt=YYYYMMDDHH:". In order to future proof your -match, and -not selections, you must not include any item before the ":vt=YYYYMMDD:" field.

    -match ":vt=2011111500:"                  good
    -not ":vt=2011111500:$"                   good (dollar sign matches the end of the line)
    -not ":n=10:vt=2011111500:"               bad (item before :vt=)
    -match ":RH:975 mb:anl::vt=2010050806:"   bad (item before :vt=)

• adding the "extended name of the variable", ex. TMP.prob_<273
• adding the inventory number, ex. n=10
• adding ensemble/chemical/probability information (-misc)