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The environment variable ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH can be set to locate local BUFR tables. This is similar to how the PATH environment variable works in Unix, it is a list of directories separated by colons (":"):
export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH=/path/to/local/defs:/path/to/default/defs
The library searches for each required definition file first in /path/to/local/defs and then in /path/to/default/defs. If the file is found in /path/to/local/defs then it used by the decoding engine.
In order to find out where the default definitions are stored, use the tool codes_info. E.g.
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% codes_info
ecCodes Version 2.2.0
Default definition files path is used: /usr/local/apps/eccodes/2.2.0/GNU/5.3.0/share/eccodes/definitions
Definition files path can be changed setting ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH environment variable
Default SAMPLES path is used: /usr/local/apps/eccodes/2.2.0/GNU/5.3.0/share/eccodes/samples
SAMPLES path can be changed setting ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH environment variable |
On this platform, ecCodes is installed in /usr/local/apps/eccodes/2.2.0/GNU/5.3.0 and the definitions are in /usr/local/apps/eccodes/2.2.0/GNU/5.3.0/share/eccodes/definitions.