03-08-2013
Checking whether the entered text is file or not
how to check that the "file path" entered by the user has the valid file.
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etsf_io
ETSF_IO(1) User Commands ETSF_IO(1)
NAME
etsf_io - manual page for etsf_io
SYNOPSIS
etsf_io [-h | -a action] [[-i file]...] [[-f flag]...]
DESCRIPTION
[-o file] [arguments]
Handle ETSF files, see --action option.
-h --help : show this little help.
-a --action value : give the action to perform.
Possible action may be: * 'merge' to gather several files that have been splitted.
* 'content' to get the name of specifications the file matches.
* 'check' to check the validity of the file against specifications.
-o --output-file file : give the path to the output ETSF file.
-i --input-file file : give the path for an input file. This option can be used one or several times.
-l --list : when action is check, it give the list of available flags.q
-f --flag value : give a flag name (get valid names from -l option).
Examples:
Merge three files, etsf_io -a merge -i file1.nc -i file2.nc -i file3.nc -o output.nc
Get the contents of file test.nc, etsf_io -a content test.nc
Get the list of flags for validity checks, etsf_io -a check -l
Checks with two flags, etsf_io -a check -f flag1 -f flag2 test.nc
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for etsf_io is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and etsf_io programs are properly installed at your
site, the command
info etsf_io
should give you access to the complete manual.
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