NAME

dbbuild_validate - inspect a dbbuild data logger or sensor parameter file

SYNOPSIS

dbbuild_validate [-dsv] [file ..]

DESCRIPTION

This routine attempts to verify that the referenced parameter files at least contain all the required fields. Whether these fields are correct or complete is not addressed.

OPTIONS

PARAMETER FILE

The dbbuild(1) parameter file is used to look up the directories containing the sensor and data logger parameter files.

EXAMPLE



% dbbuild_validate -sv
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/cmg3esp.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/cmg3esp_nsn.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/cmg3t.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/cmg40t.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/episensor_2g_10vfs.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/episensor_2g_2_5vfs.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/fba23.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/hs10_horz.pf
--> /opt/antelope/dev/data/instruments/sensors/hs10_vert.pf

% dbbuild_validate cmg3esp.pf
please specify pf type: -s (sensor) or -d (datalogger)

% dbbuild_validate -dv rt130.pf
--> rt130.pf

% dbbuild_validate -s sensors/cmg3esp_nsn.pf
perl: bad response in sensors/cmg3esp_nsn.pf: ** no datafile 'responses/cmg3esp_nsn' found
perl: Bad sensor sensors/cmg3esp_nsn.pf

SEE ALSO

dbbuild(1)
dbbuild(5)

BUGS AND CAVEATS

The templates and pre-amp files are not checked.

The checks could be more comprehensive.

AUTHOR

Daniel Quinlan

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Antelope Release 4.6 Linux 2.4.19-4GB 2004-11-01
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