<div dir="ltr"><div><div>is there a way for you to compare the actual file size to an expected file size (like from the server you are downloading from)?<br><br></div>Also did you try other wgrib2 options like -v or -v2 to see if there is a unique output line you can use to determine if the file is complete or not?<br><br></div>Jeff <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Ivan Toman <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ivtoman@inet.hr" target="_blank">ivtoman@inet.hr</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <div class="m_-3727011531461043760moz-cite-prefix">Hello Jeff,<br>
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      Yes I know that, but for some reason I can&#39;t find a method to
      successfully capture error from wgrib2, neither by grepping
      response, neither by trying to use exit code from command. Does
      anybody have an example?<br>
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      Thank you again,<br>
      Ivan Toman<br>
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      On 10/12/2016 10:04 PM, Jeff Duda wrote:<br>
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        <div>wgrib2 -V (file) should give you a full listing of the
          arrays and their dimensionalities and projection information.
          If you don&#39;t have a fully prepared file, it should error out.<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Ivan
          Toman <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ivtoman@inet.hr" target="_blank">ivtoman@inet.hr</a>&gt;</span>
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            GrADS users,<br>
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            Sometime when I download grib2 NCEP files with grib filter
            tool, I get<br>
            incomplete file. How can I robustly use wgrib2 tool in bash
            script to<br>
            check downloaded file if it is valid grib2 file or not?<br>
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            Thank you!<br>
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            Best regards,<br>
            <br>
            Ivan Toman<br>
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            <div>Jeff Duda<br>
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