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- First it uses the variable ECF_SCRIPT and tries to open that file. ECF_SCRIPT is generated from ECF_HOME/SUITE/FAMILY/TASK and the try number, which is available as variable ECF_TRYNO.
- Otherwise if variable ECF_FILES exists, it must point to a directory which is searched in reverse order, e.g. let's assume that the node name is /o/12/fc/model and that ECF_FILES is defined as /home/ecmwf/emos_ECF/def/o/ECFfiles. The order of files tried is as follows:
/home/ecmwf/emos_ECF/def/o/ECFfiles/o/12/fc/model.ecf
/home/ecmwf/emos_ECF/def/o/ECFfiles/12/fc/model.ecf
/home/ecmwf/emos_ECF/def/o/ECFfiles/fc/model.ecf
/home/ecmwf/emos_ECF/def/o/ECFfiles/model.ecf - Finally it searches ECF_HOME directory. ( in reverse order)
This may at first may be seen as over kill, but you can put all the files for a number of suites in one distinct file system/directory.
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