Can NCEP/NCAR grib files be read in ferret

["Satheesh C. Shenoi" <shenoi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Ferret users,

I am using ferret version 5.0 beta 1.1 on Debian linux 2.1. 

1) The use of spwan command takes me out of ferret prompt. 

yes? sp ls
sh: option `-c' requires an argument
Segmentation fault

2) I need to read a large number of NCEP/NCAR reanalysis grib formatted
data CDs. As I am familier with the ferret I would like to play with the
data using ferret rather than with GRADS. If anyone has experience in
useing the grib formatted files in ferret, I would like to know about it.

regards
satheesh

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