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Re: Reparing netCDF files

To: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Reparing netCDF files
From: B. Langdon <langdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 15:15:26 -0800

>From time to time during a long run, I close the netCDF files and reopen
them later.  This of course updates everything, including the unlimited
dimension.
If you have no other reason to close the file, the ncsync/NCSNC functions
(Synchronize an open netCDF file to disk) may interest you.

This doesn't repair your existing files, but speaks to your last paragraph
regarding prevention of this problem.