diff --git a/docs/Contributors_Guide/dev_details/tmp_file_use.rst b/docs/Contributors_Guide/dev_details/tmp_file_use.rst index cb5703c53f..3e2525abdb 100644 --- a/docs/Contributors_Guide/dev_details/tmp_file_use.rst +++ b/docs/Contributors_Guide/dev_details/tmp_file_use.rst @@ -39,23 +39,17 @@ those observations, and writes the result to a NetCDF output file. PB2NC creates the following temporary files when running: -* :code:`tmp_pb2nc_blk_{PID}`, :code:`tmp_pb2nc_meta_blk_{PID}`, - :code:`tmp_pb2nc_tbl_blk_{PID}` +* :code:`tmp_pb2nc_blk_{PID}` PB2NC assumes that each input binary file requires Fortran blocking prior to being read by the BUFRLIB library. It applies Fortran blocking, writes the result to this temporary file, and uses BUFRLIB to read its contents. -* :code:`tmp_pb2nc_bufr_{PID}_tbl`: PB2NC extracts Bufr table data +* :code:`tmp_pb2nc_blk_{PID}_tbl`: PB2NC extracts Bufr table data that is embedded in input files and writes it to this temporary file for later use. -.. note:: - The first 3 files listed above are identical. They are all - Fortran-blocked versions of the same input file. Recommend - modifying the logic to only apply Fortran blocking once. - .. _tmp_files_point2grid: Point2Grid Tool