ncks error when variable name has spaces

Question

ncks -v name of var inp.nc out.nc

I have a netCDF file with a hyperslab called name of var However, since the hyperslab has a space in the name, it leads to an error"

ncks: ERROR recieved 3 filenames; need no more than two

How to fix this?

Have you tried putting `name of var` inside quotes? or escaping the spaces with backslashes? For example `name\ of\ var`? — elethan, Dec 07 '16 at 03:16
I had tried `'...'` and that did not work, but `"..."` do work — user308827, Dec 07 '16 at 03:30

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '16 at 05:00

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Elethan is right. Quoting the variable is the simplest solution. Both of these will work:

ncks -v "name of var" in.nc out.nc
ncks -v 'name of var' in.nc out.nc

answered Dec 08 '16 at 05:00

Charlie Zender

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