[gradsusr] Plot first variable in ctl file when name is unknown

[Jennifer M Adams]

You could also use the scripting language to parse the output from ‘q file’ or ‘q vars’ to get the names of the variables in an opened file. 
—Jennifer

> On Jan 15, 2018, at 5:51 AM, Davide Sacchetti <davide.sacchetti at arpal.gov.it> wrote:
> 
> if you don't mind the variable try: display lon
> otherwise you have to read file ctl ...
> Davide
> 
> On Fri, 2018-01-12 at 21:02 +0000, Brian Gaze wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Is there a way of plotting the first (or only) variable in a ctl file
>> using a .gs if you don't know its name?  
>> 
>> For example, if the ctl contains one variable called var0_0_qqqccc is
>> there a wildcard option like.. 
>> 
>> d * 
>> 
>> Alternatively can the variable be renamed when the .ctl is created
>> using alt_g2ctl.pl?
>> 
>> I know there is alt_g2ctl.pl -sub "A" "B" but I haven't been able to
>> work out a regex which would do something like...
>> 
>> alt_g2ctl.pl -sub "*.*" "Variable1" 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Brian
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Jennifer Miletta Adams
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
George Mason University