gistfile1.txt

$ ncdump -h netcdf/vegtype.nc 
netcdf vegtype {
dimensions:
	longitude = 720 ;
	latitude = 360 ;
	level = 1 ;
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (1 currently)
variables:
	float longitude(longitude) ;
		longitude:units = "longitude                                                                       " ;
		longitude:add_offset = 0.f ;
		longitude:scale_factor = 1.f ;
	float latitude(latitude) ;
		latitude:units = "latitude                                                                        " ;
		latitude:add_offset = 0.f ;
		latitude:scale_factor = 1.f ;
	float level(level) ;
		level:units = "level/index                                                                     " ;
		level:add_offset = 0.f ;
		level:scale_factor = 1.f ;
	float time(time) ;
		time:units = "year                                                                            " ;
		time:add_offset = 0.f ;
		time:scale_factor = 1.f ;
	float vegtype(time, level, latitude, longitude) ;
		vegtype:units = "                                                                                " ;
		vegtype:add_offset = 0.f ;
		vegtype:scale_factor = 1.f ;
		vegtype:missing_value = 9.e+20f ;

// global attributes:
		:title = "Cover Types                                                                     " ;
}