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1.3 COMMON COMMANDS
A quick reference to the most commonly used Ferret commands (typing "SHOW COMMANDS" at the Ferret prompt lists all commands):
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Command |
Description |
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USE |
names the data set to be analyzed (alias for "SET DATA") |
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SHOW DATA |
produces a summary of a variable |
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SHOW GRID |
examines the coordinates of a grid |
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SET REGION |
sets the region to be analyzed |
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LIST |
produces a listing of data |
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PLOT |
produces a plot |
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CONTOUR |
produces a line contour plot |
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FILL |
produces a color filled contour plot |
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SHADE |
produces a shaded-area plot |
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VECTOR |
produces a vector arrow plot |
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POLYGON |
plots polygonal regions |
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DEFINE |
define new axes, grids, and symbols |
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STATISTICS |
produces summary statistics about variables and expressions |
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LET |
defines a new variable |
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SAVE |
saves data in netCDFformat |
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GO |
executes Ferret commands contained in a file |
Information on all Ferret commands is available in Part II, Commands Reference, of this manual.