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Some of the GRIB-API command line tools are not included in ecCodes because they have been superseded by other tools or they were experimental and are not needed any moreanymore. In the following table the deprecated tools are listed:
| Tool name | Comments |
|---|---|
| grib_cmp | Superseded by grib_compare |
| grib_debug | Superseded by "grib_dump -D" |
| grib_convert | Superseded by grib_filter |
| grib_distance | Experimental |
| grib_error | Experimental |
| grib_keys | Experimental |
| grib_add | Experimental |
| grib_corruption_check | Experimental |
| points | Experimental |
| grib_packing | Experimental |
| grib_moments | Experimental |
| big2gribex | Experimental |
| grib_list_keys | Experimental |
| grib_repair | Experimental |
| grib_to_json | Experimental |
| gg_sub_area_check | Experimental |
Also note that the tool grib_info is now renamed to codes_info.
The migration from GRIB-API to ecCodes will not affect user software and will be managed in installation and linking phases. Nevertheless, very significant changes in the library have been performed to implement the encoding of different types of messages and in particular for BUFR.
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