Apply operators

The apply utility runs the named operators on each input file. The input files must be enclosed in square brackets. This utility can only be used on a series of input files. These are all operators with more than one input file (infiles). Here is an incomplete list of these operators: copy, cat, merge, mergetime, select, ENSSTAT. The parameter operators is a blank-separated list of CDO operators. Use quotation marks if more than one operator is needed. Each operator may have only one input and output stream.

Value

Operators that output one or more files return a character vector to the output files.

Operators that output an indefinite number of files return a string with the basename of the files.

Operatos that don't return filenames return a character vector with the string output.