macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install ncviewlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install ncviewMacPorts ports tree · science/ncview/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install ncviewDebian stable package indexes · ncview · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install ncviewFedora Rawhide package metadata · ncview · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ncviewnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nc/ncview/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Visual browser for netCDF format files
历史
项目历史与用法
ncview is David W. Pierce's X11 visual browser for netCDF files, aimed at quick inspection rather than full analysis. The official page describes it as a way to get a push-button look at netCDF data, animate time slices, browse dimensions, inspect values, and change colormaps.
项目历史
The distributed README for ncview 1.75 is dated March 20, 1999 and states copyright from 1993 through 1999, so the project belongs to the early scientific Unix/X11 era around netCDF. The README explicitly frames ncview as a lightweight viewer for movies and simple plots, not as a replacement for commercial analysis packages.
The project remained tied to the netCDF ecosystem: its build instructions require the netCDF library and optionally UDUNITS, and the official page says version 2.1.11 was updated on November 26, 2024.
采用历史
ncview has persisted because climate, ocean, atmospheric, and HPC users still need a fast graphical sanity check for array-oriented scientific files. Debian packages it under science, and Homebrew lists binary bottle support for macOS and Linux.
On July 1, 2026, Homebrew Formulae listed ncview 2.1.11 with 670 installs in its 365-day analytics window, which is modest but real usage for an X11 scientific utility.
使用方式
Package nerd usage is simple: install netCDF/X11 dependencies, run `ncview file.nc`, then scrub through dimensions or time steps to see whether a model or instrument output looks sane before doing heavier analysis in Python, NCO, CDO, Panoply, MATLAB, or domain-specific tooling.
The official page's notes on missing values, units, long_name, title, add_offset, scale_factor, dimensional variables, and UDUNITS support explain why ncview works best on netCDF files that follow common metadata conventions.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
ncview is a classic small scientific Unix tool: old UI stack, narrow purpose, durable because the file format and workflow survived. It is especially useful in package indexes because its dependencies signal the netCDF plus X11 visualization niche.
时间线
- {'date': '1993', 'event': 'Earliest copyright year listed in the ncview 1.75 README.'}
- {'date': '1999-03-20', 'event': 'ncview 1.75 README date.'}
- {'date': '2024-11-26', 'event': 'Official page says ncview 2.1.11 was updated.'}
- {'date': '2026-07-01', 'event': 'Homebrew Formulae listed stable 2.1.11 and 670 installs in the 365-day analytics window.'}
Related projects
- netCDF
- UDUNITS
- X11 Athena Widget Set
- Panoply
- NCO
- CDO
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 8 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 8 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
ncview | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-10
管理器版本2.1.11
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:ncview |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.1.11 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ncview |
| 主页 | https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/ |
| 上游文档 | https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview |
| 许可证 | GPL-3.0-only |
| 源码归档 | https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview/ncview-2.1.11.tar.gz |
| 依赖 | libice, libpng, libsm, libx11, libxaw, libxt, netcdf, udunits |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ncview |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
ncview 2.1.11+ds-1+b1
X11 visual browser for NetCDF format files
https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/
sudo apt install ncview- Section: science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ncview
- 7 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ncview
Nix95%
ncview
nix profile install nixpkgs#ncview- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ncview
Ubuntu apt95%
ncview 2.1.8+ds-5build3
X11 visual browser for NetCDF format files
http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html
sudo apt install ncview- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ncview
dnf95%
ncview 2.1.11-4.fc45
A visual browser for netCDF format files
https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/
sudo dnf install ncview- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ncview
- 12 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ncview
MacPorts95%
ncview
sudo port install ncview- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ncview
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment