[DESCRIPTION]
\fBarki-scan\fP reads one or more files or datasets containing messages and
outputs a stream of metadata describing them.
.P
Besides scanning, \fBarki-scan\fP can also import the data it finds
into \fBarkimet\fP datasets.

[EXAMPLES]
Here are some example invocations of \fBarki-scan\fP:
.P
.nf
  # Look at the contents of a GRIB file
  arki-scan --yaml grib1:file.grib

  # Look at the contents of a BUFR file
  arki-scan --yaml file.bufr

  # Look at the summary of the contents of a GRIB2 file
  arki-scan --summary --yaml file.grib2

  # Import various files into arkimet datasets
  arki-scan --dispatch=dispatch.conf --verbose *.grib1 *.grib2 *.bufr > /dev/null

  # Reimport data from an error dataset
  cp error/2008/06-19.* /tmp
  arki-scan --dispatch=dispatch.conf --verbose /tmp/06-19.*.metadata
.fi

[SEE ALSO]
.BR arki-grep (1),
.BR arki-scan (1),
.BR arki-query (1)
.br
.BR grib_dump (1)
.br
.BR http://www.lua.org/
