NAME
getdap - test driver for the libdap library

SYNOPSIS
getdap [-idaDxXBvVkzsM] [-c expr ] [-m num ] [-p x.y ] url ...

getdap [-VvksM] file ...

DESCRIPTION
getdap In the first form of the command, dereference the URL and per-
form the requested operations. This includes routing the returned in-
formation through the DAP processing library (parsing the returned ob-
jects, et c.). If none of a, d, or D are used with a URL, then the DAP
library routines are NOT used and the URLs contents are dumped to stan-
dard output.

In the second form of the command, assume the files are DataDDS objects
(stored in files or read from pipes) and process them as if -D were
given. In this case the information *must* contain valid MIME header in
order to be processed.

OPTIONS
-i For each URL, get the server version.

-d For each URL, get the the DDS.

-a For each URL, get the the DAS.

-D For each URL, get the the DataDDS.

-x For each URL, get the DDX object. Does not get data.

-X Request a DataDDX from the server (the DAP4 data response).

-B Build a DDX in getdap using the DDS and DAS.

-v Verbose output.

-V Version of this client; see 'i' for server version.

-c expr
expr is a constraint expression. Used with -D/X. You can use a
`?' for the CE also.

-k Keep temporary files created by libdap.

-m num Request the same URL num times

-z Ask the server to compress data.

-s Print Sequences using numbered rows.

-M Assume data read from a file has no MIME headers (the default is
to assume the headers are present).

-p x.y Set DAP protocol to x.y

FILES
~/.dodsrc
The .dodsrc file contains various parameters that affect the
runtime behavior for DAP clients. See dodsrc(5) for further de-
tails.

ENVIRONMENT
DODS_CONF
Specifies an alternate file or directory for the .dodsrc file.

DIAGNOSTICS
Various self-explanitory messages may be issued on stderr.

BUGS
The command name should have been chosen more carefully to reflect its
purpose.

The dodsrc man page needs to be written.

AUTHOR
James Gallagher <jgallagher at opendap.org>

SEE ALSO
dodsrc(5)

Linux December 2011 GETDAP(1)