This file is indexed.

/usr/share/metview/etc/dict.txt is in metview-data 5.0.0~beta.1-1build1.

This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.

The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.

  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  8
  9
 10
 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
 21
 22
 23
 24
 25
 26
 27
 28
 29
 30
 31
 32
 33
 34
 35
 36
 37
 38
 39
 40
 41
 42
 43
 44
 45
 46
 47
 48
 49
 50
 51
 52
 53
 54
 55
 56
 57
 58
 59
 60
 61
 62
 63
 64
 65
 66
 67
 68
 69
 70
 71
 72
 73
 74
 75
 76
 77
 78
 79
 80
 81
 82
 83
 84
 85
 86
 87
 88
 89
 90
 91
 92
 93
 94
 95
 96
 97
 98
 99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
& : Not yet documented
& : Merges 2 sets of geopoints
& : Merges 2 vectors
& : Appends a number to a vector
& : Not yet documented
& : Merge several fieldsets
& : Not yet documented
& : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Matrix multiplication
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
* : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Matrix addition
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Not yet documented
+ : Adds a number to a date
+ : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Matrix addition
- : Matrix negation
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
- : Not yet documented
abs : Not yet documented
abs : Not yet documented
abs : Not yet documented
abs : Not yet documented
abs : Not yet documented
abs : Absolute value
abs : Not yet documented
accumulate : Sum/Average the values of the grid points
acos : Not yet documented
acos : Not yet documented
acos : Not yet documented
acos : Not yet documented
acos : Not yet documented
acos : Arc cosine
acos : Not yet documented
addmonths : Adds months to a date
annotationview : Metview object
any : Metview object
append : Writes/appends the given data to file. args: (string, any)
append : Writes/appends the given data to file. args: (filehandler, any)
arguments : Returns the list of the calling arguments of the current function
ascii : Returns the corresponding ASCII character
asin : Not yet documented
asin : Not yet documented
asin : Not yet documented
asin : Not yet documented
asin : Not yet documented
asin : Arc sine
asin : Not yet documented
atan : Not yet documented
atan : Not yet documented
atan : Not yet documented
atan : Not yet documented
atan : Not yet documented
atan : Arc tangent
atan : Not yet documented
atan2 : Arc tangent of 2 variables
attributes : Returns a definition variable holding the netcdf's metadata.
average : Sum/Average the values of the grid points
average_ew : Returns meridional or zonal averages as a list (or list of lists) of numbers.
average_ns : Returns meridional or zonal averages as a list (or list of lists) of numbers.
averageview : Metview object
base_date : Returns a single or list of base/valid dates for the given fieldset.
binning : Metview object
bitmap : Converts numbers to missing values in a vector
bitmap : Apply bitmap of 2nd fieldset to 1st fieldset
bufr_picker : Metview object
cartesianview : Metview object
checkbox : Metview object
cleanfile : Metview object
colour : Metview object
compute : Metview object
convolution : Applies a convolution matrix to an image.
corr_a : Covariance/variance/std deviation/correlation for field(s)
cos : Not yet documented
cos : Not yet documented
cos : Not yet documented
cos : Not yet documented
cos : Not yet documented
cos : Cosine
cos : Not yet documented
coslat : Generate a field of cos(latitude)
count : Not yet documented
count : Causes Macro to always wait(1)/not wait(0) for functions to complete before continuing.
count : Not yet documented
count : Not yet documented
count : Not yet documented
count : Not yet documented
count : Returns the number of fields in a variable
count : Not yet documented
covar : Returns the covariance of all two fieldsets
covar_a : Covariance/variance/std deviation/correlation for field(s)
cptec_access : Metview object
create_geo : Creates a new set of geopoints
cross_sect : Metview object
datacoverage : Metview object
datainfo : Returns information on missing values in fieldsets
date : Returns a list/vector of dates from the given geopoints.
date : Creates a date from a number or a string
dates : Returns a list/vector of dates from the given geopoints.
day : Converts a number to a value suitable for date computations
day : Extract a date component
db_info : Returns a string of the database from the given geopoints.
definition : Metview object
describe : Describes available function
det : Matrix determinant
dictionary : Returns the list of all the documented functions
dimension_names : Returns a list of the netcdf's dimension names.
dimensions : Returns a list of the netcdf's dimensions.
direction : Compute direction using U and V
distance : Not yet documented
distance : Compute distances from a point
distribution : Returns the distribution of fields
distribution : Calculate EPS distributions
divrot : Metview object
divwind : Metview object
dow : Extract a date component
download : Metview object
drawing_priority : Metview object
dumpgrib : Dump a fieldset
duplicate : Duplicates a field N times
ecfs : Metview object
eps_output : Metview object
eqpott_m : Metview object
eqpott_p : Metview object
exist : Determines whether the given file exists. Returns 1 or 0. args: (string)
exp : Not yet documented
exp : Not yet documented
exp : Not yet documented
exp : Not yet documented
exp : Not yet documented
exp : Exponatial
exp : Not yet documented
fail : Prints all its arguments and stop in error
fetch : Returns the item stored in the named cache (or nil). args: (string)
file : Returns a file handler for the specified filename. args: (string)
fill_missing_values_ew : Fill missing values along the horizontal line
filter : Not yet documented
filter : Not yet documented
filter : Not yet documented
filter : Not yet documented
filter : Filters a vector according to the values of a second vector
filter : Remaps an image's pixel values.
find : Find where a number occurs in a vector
find : Find where an item occurs in a list
find : Find values in field
flexpart_run : Metview object
flextra_group_get : Returns a list of available meta data keys for the given table
flextra_prepare : Metview object
flextra_run : Metview object
flextra_tr_get : Returns a list of available meta data keys for the given table
flextra_visualiser : Metview object
float : Convert int GRIB to float GRIB
frequencies : Compute frequencies of a field
generate : Generate fields
geo_to_grib : Metview object
geo_to_kml : Metview object
geosort : Sorts the geopoints North to South and West to East
geoview : Metview object
getenv : Return the value of a shell variable
getenv : Return the value of a shell variable
gfind : Find values in field into geopoints
global_attributes : Returns a definition variable holding the netcdf's global metadata.
grib_get : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_get_double : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_get_double_array : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_get_long : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_get_long_array : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_get_string : Read GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_set : Write GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_set_double : Write GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_set_long : Write GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_set_string : Write GRIB headers using GRIB API keys
grib_to_geo : Metview object
grib_vectors : Metview object
gribsetbits : Sets GRIB packing bit width
gridlats : Returns the grid point latitudes/longitudes as a vector (or list of vectors).
gridlons : Returns the grid point latitudes/longitudes as a vector (or list of vectors).
gridvals : Returns the grid point values as a vector (or list of vectors).
hhmm : Extract a date component
hhmmss : Extract a date component
hour : Converts a number to a value suitable for date computations
hour : Extract a date component
hovmoeller_area : Metview object
hovmoeller_expand : Metview object
hovmoeller_height : Metview object
hovmoeller_line : Metview object
hovmoellerview : Metview object
icon : Metview object
in : Test if a value is in a list
indexes : Builds an output fieldset containing each gridpoint's indexed position in the given vector
input : Wait for user input
input_visualiser : Metview object
int : Not yet documented
int : Not yet documented
int : Not yet documented
int : Not yet documented
int : Not yet documented
int : Integer part
int : Not yet documented
intbits : Returns ranges of bits in a geopoints variable
intbits : Returns value of a given range of bits in an integer
integer : Convert float GRIB to int GRIB
integrate : Integrate a field
interpolate : Not yet documented
interpolate : Interpolate a field
inverse : Matrix invertion
juldate : Extract a date component
julday : Extract a date component
kml_output : Metview object
latitude : Returns a list/vector of latitudes from the given geopoints.
latitudes : Returns a list/vector of latitudes from the given geopoints.
latitudes : Returns the grid point latitudes/longitudes as a vector (or list of vectors).
length : Returns the length of a string.
level : Returns a list/vector of heights from the given geopoints.
levels : Returns a list/vector of heights from the given geopoints.
list : Builds a list from its arguments
log : Not yet documented
log : Not yet documented
log : Not yet documented
log : Not yet documented
log : Not yet documented
log : Natural logarythme
log : Not yet documented
log10 : Not yet documented
log10 : Not yet documented
log10 : Not yet documented
log10 : Not yet documented
log10 : Not yet documented
log10 : Base 10 logarythme
log10 : Not yet documented
longitude : Returns a list/vector of longitudes from the given geopoints.
longitudes : Returns a list/vector of longitudes from the given geopoints.
longitudes : Returns the grid point latitudes/longitudes as a vector (or list of vectors).
lookup : Builds an output fieldset using the values in the first as indices into the second.
lookup : Not yet documented
lowercase : Sets to unique case of letters
magml : Metview object
magml : Not yet documented
mapview : Metview object
mask : Generate masks
matrix : Builds a new matrix given ist dimensions
matrix : Convert a fieldset to a matrx
maverageview : Metview object
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Not yet documented
max : Maximum
max : Not yet documented
maxis : Metview object
maxvalue : Not yet documented
maxvalue : Not yet documented
maxvalue : Min/max in a given area
maxvalue : Maximum value of a variable
mboxplot : Metview object
mcoast : Metview object
mcont : Metview object
mcross_sect : Metview object
mean : Returns the sum or mean of the values in a geopoints variable
mean : Returns the sum or mean of the values in a vector variable
mean : Returns the mean of all the fields
mean_ew : Generate a fieldset out of East-West means
menu : Metview object
merge : Not yet documented
merge : Merges 2 sets of geopoints
merge : Merges 2 vectors
merge : Appends a number to a vector
merge : Merge several fieldsets
metadata_keys : Returns a list of available meta data keys for the given table
metadata_value : Returns the value of then given meta data key for a table
mgraph : Metview object
mhovmoeller_area : Metview object
mhovmoeller_expand : Metview object
mhovmoeller_line : Metview object
mhovmoeller_vertical : Metview object
mhovmoellerview : Metview object
mimport : Metview object
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Not yet documented
min : Minimum
min : Not yet documented
minute : Converts a number to a value suitable for date computations
minute : Extract a date component
minvalue : Not yet documented
minvalue : Not yet documented
minvalue : Min/max in a given area
minvalue : Minimum value of a variable
mlegend : Metview object
mobs : Metview object
month : Extract a date component
msymb : Metview object
mtaylor : Metview object
mtext : Metview object
mthermo : Metview object
mthermogrid : Metview object
mvert_prof : Metview object
mvertprofview : Metview object
mwind : Metview object
mxs_average : Metview object
mxsectview : Metview object
name : Returns the name of the given table column.
name : Returns the path/name of the macro being executed. args: none
nearest_gridpoint : Not yet documented
nearest_gridpoint : Interpolate (get nearest grid point of) a field
nearest_gridpoint_info : Interpolate (get nearest grid point of) a field
netcdf_visualiser : Metview object
nice : Nice (nice value)
nobitmap : Converts missing values to numbers in a vector
nobitmap : Clear bitmap of 1st fieldset assigning value instead
now : Returns the current date and time
number : Returns the number represented by the string
number : Not yet documented
obsfilter : Metview object
odb_filter : Metview object
odb_visualiser : Metview object
offset : Offsets the locations of geopoints
option_menu : Metview object
output : Metview object
overlay_control : Metview object
parse : Splits a string into tokens.
paxis : Metview object
pcoast : Metview object
pcont : Metview object
pdf_output : Metview object
percentile : Returns a set of percentiles of a list of vector variables
percentile : Metview object
pgraph : Metview object
plot_page : Metview object
plot_subpage : Metview object
png_output : Metview object
polar_vector : Combines two 1-parameter geopoints variables into polar vector style
pott_m : Metview object
pott_p : Metview object
precision : Sets the printing precision for floating point values.
pressure : Creates fields of pressure or thickness (input in lat/lon only).
print : Prints all its arguments
printdef : Prints a definition
ps_output : Metview object
psymb : Metview object
ptext : Metview object
putenv : Sets the value of an environment variable.
pwind : Metview object
random : Generat random
read : Metview object
read : Reads the given file and returns a variable of the appropriate type. args: (string)
read_g2 : Metview object
read_table : Reads a table file with parameters for parsing it.
read_tigge : Metview object
reduce : Reduces the size of an image by a given scaling factor.
relhum : Metview object
remove_duplicates : Removes geopoint duplicates
remove_missing_values : Copies a set of geopoints, removing missing values
repeat : Repeats a field N times
reprojection : Metview object
retrieve : Metview object
retrieve_g2 : Metview object
retrieve_tigge : Metview object
rmask : Generate rmask
rms : Returns the rms of two fieldsets
rms : Returns the root mean square of all the fields of a variable
round : Rounds spurious decimals in a value.
rttov_run : Metview object
rttov_visualiser : Metview object
runmode : Returns a string describing the current run mode
runmode : Not yet documented
scm_run : Metview object
scm_visualiser : Metview object
search : Search for a given substring.
second : Converts a number to a value suitable for date computations
second : Extract a date component
seqpott_m : Metview object
seqpott_p : Metview object
set_date : Sets the date column in the geopoints variable.
set_dates : Sets the date column in the geopoints variable.
set_gridvals : Sets the grid point values from a vector (or list of vectors).
set_latitude : Sets the latitude column in the geopoints variable.
set_latitudes : Sets the latitude column in the geopoints variable.
set_level : Sets the level column in the geopoints variable.
set_levels : Sets the level column in the geopoints variable.
set_longitude : Sets the longitude column in the geopoints variable.
set_longitudes : Sets the longitude column in the geopoints variable.
set_time : Sets the time column in the geopoints variable.
set_times : Sets the time column in the geopoints variable.
set_value : Sets the value column in the geopoints variable.
set_value2 : Sets the value2 column in the geopoints variable.
set_value2s : Sets the value2 column in the geopoints variable.
set_values : Sets the value column in the geopoints variable.
set_values : Sets the grid point values from a vector (or list of vectors).
setcurrent : Sets the variable number on which netcdf functions will operate.
sgn : Not yet documented
sgn : Not yet documented
sgn : Not yet documented
sgn : Not yet documented
sgn : Not yet documented
sgn : Signe
sgn : Not yet documented
shell : Execute a shell command
sin : Not yet documented
sin : Not yet documented
sin : Not yet documented
sin : Not yet documented
sin : Not yet documented
sin : Sine
sin : Not yet documented
sinlat : Generate a field of sin(latitude)
sleep : Sleep (number of seconds)
slider : Metview object
sort : Sorts a vector according to an operator '<' (default) or '>'
sort : Sorts a list or indices (sort/sort_indices/sort_and_indices)
sort : Sort a fieldset
sort_and_indices : Sorts a list or indices (sort/sort_indices/sort_and_indices)
sort_indices : Sorts a vector according to an operator '<' (default) or '>'
sort_indices : Sorts a list or indices (sort/sort_indices/sort_and_indices)
spec_contour : Metview object
spec_graph : Metview object
sqrt : Not yet documented
sqrt : Not yet documented
sqrt : Not yet documented
sqrt : Not yet documented
sqrt : Not yet documented
sqrt : Square root
sqrt : Not yet documented
stations : Metview object
stdev : Returns the standard deviation of all the fields of a variable
stdev_a : Covariance/variance/std deviation/correlation for field(s)
stop : Prints all its arguments and stop the macro
stopwatch_laptime : Provides stopwatch timings
stopwatch_reset : Provides stopwatch timings
stopwatch_start : Provides stopwatch timings
stopwatch_stop : Provides stopwatch timings
store : Saves the data in a cache under the given name. args: (string, any)
streamfn : Metview object
subsample : Filters from the first geopoints variable points that exist in the second
substring : Returns a substring.
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Returns the sum or mean of the values in a geopoints variable
sum : Returns the sum or mean of the values in a vector variable
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Not yet documented
sum : Returns a field sum of all the fields of a variable
sum : Not yet documented
svg_output : Metview object
table : Metview object
table_visualiser : Metview object
tan : Not yet documented
tan : Not yet documented
tan : Not yet documented
tan : Not yet documented
tan : Not yet documented
tan : Tangent
tan : Not yet documented
thermo_bufr : Metview object
thermo_grib : Metview object
thermo_odb : Metview object
thermoview : Metview object
thickness : Creates fields of pressure or thickness (input in lat/lon only).
tmpfile : Return a unique filename for a temporary file.
tmpname : Returns a new, unique temporary filename. args: none
toggle : Metview object
togrib : Metview object
tolist : Converts a vector into a list of numbers
trace : Sets program execution tracing on/off
transpose : Transpose a matrix
type : Returns the type of an expression
ui_float : Metview object
ui_integer : Metview object
unipressure : Create fields of pressure or thickness (accepts several grid types)
unique : Returns a vector with all the unique items in the input vector
unique : Returns a list with all the unique items in the input list
unithickness : Create fields of pressure or thickness (accepts several grid types)
univertint : Universal vertical integration, also for sparse vertical data
uppercase : Sets to unique case of letters
uvwind : Metview object
valid_date : Returns a single or list of base/valid dates for the given fieldset.
value : Returns a list of values from the given ODB column.
value : Returns the n:th value from the current netcdf variable.
value : Returns a list/vector of values from the given geopoints.
value2 : Returns a list/vector of 2nd values from the given geopoints.
value2s : Returns a list/vector of 2nd values from the given geopoints.
values : Returns a list of values from the given ODB column.
values : Returns a list containing all the values for the current netcdf variable.
values : Returns a list/vector of values from the given geopoints.
values : Returns a list of values from the given table column.
values : Returns the grid point values as a vector (or list of vectors).
values : Not yet documented
vapor_prepare : Metview object
var : Returns the variance of all the fields of a variable
var_a : Covariance/variance/std deviation/correlation for field(s)
variables : Returns a list of the names of the given netcdf file's variables.
vector : Builds a new vector either with 'n' zero elements or populated from a list
velpot : Metview object
version_info : Returns version information about Metview
vert_prof : Metview object
vertint : Vertical integration
vertprofview : Metview object
waitmode : Causes Macro to always wait(1)/not wait(0) for functions to complete before continuing.
wmsclient : Metview object
write : Writes/appends the given data to file. args: (string, any)
write : Writes/appends the given data to file. args: (filehandler, any)
xs_average : Metview object
xsectview : Metview object
xy_vector : Combines two 1-parameter geopoints variables into u/v vector style
year : Extract a date component
yymmdd : Extract a date component
yyyymmdd : Extract a date component