diff --git a/confluence/confUtils.pm b/confluence/confUtils.pm
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+++ b/confluence/confUtils.pm
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+package confUtils;
+
+use strict;
+
+my $CONF=$ENV{CONF}; 
+
+#====================================================
+#
+# Generic functions related to confluence 
+#
+#====================================================
+
+#--------------------------------
+# Upload a page to confluence
+#--------------------------------
+
+sub loadToConf {
+    
+    my ($fHtml,$title,$parentPage) = @_;
+    
+    my $cmd="$CONF -a addPage --noConvert --replace --space \"ECC\" --title \"$title\" --parent \"$parentPage\" --file $fHtml";
+ 
+    print "\t\tUpload to conflunce with command:\n\t$cmd\n";   
+    system($cmd);
+}    
+
+#---------------------------------------
+# Create link to a page
+#---------------------------------------
+
+sub linkToPage {
+    
+    my ($page,$label) = @_;
+    
+    my $str="<ac:link>
+  <ri:page ri:content-title=\"".$page."\"/>
+  <ac:plain-text-link-body>
+    <![CDATA[".$label."]]>
+  </ac:plain-text-link-body>
+  </ac:link>";
+
+   return $str;
+}   
+
+sub makeInfo {
+    
+    my ($text) = @_;
+    
+    return "<ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"info\"><ac:parameter ac:name=\"icon\">false</ac:parameter>".
+              "<ac:rich-text-body>".$text."</ac:rich-text-body></ac:structured-macro>";
+}    
+
+sub makeCode {
+    
+    my ($text) = @_;
+
+    return "<ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"code\"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[".$text."]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>";
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/confluence/examples.par b/confluence/examples.par
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ed793e7d
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+++ b/confluence/examples.par
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+#examples
+
+GRIB (
+      clone
+      ensemble_index
+      get
+      index
+      iterator_bitmap
+      iterator
+      keys_iterator
+      multi_write
+      multi
+      nearest
+      precision
+      print_data
+      set_bitmap
+      set_data
+      set_pv
+      set
+    )
+!BUFR (
+      bufr_attributes
+      bufr_clone
+      bufr_expanded
+      bufr_get_keys
+      bufr_keys_iterator
+      bufr_missing
+      bufr_print_header
+      bufr_print_data
+      bufr_set_keys
+      bufr_subset
+      )
+
diff --git a/confluence/load_examples.pl b/confluence/load_examples.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fc0ba80e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluence/load_examples.pl
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+#!/usr/local/apps/perl/current/bin/perl -I/usr/local/lib/metaps/perl
+
+use Getopt::Long;
+use strict;
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+
+#The root page of examples in confluence!!!
+my $rootPage="API examples";
+
+my @langKeys=("c","f","p");
+
+my %langName = ("f" => "Fortran 90",
+             "c"  => "C",
+             "p"  => "Python");
+
+my %langType = ("f" => "none",
+             "c"  => "cpp",
+             "p"  => "python");
+
+my %langSuffix = ("f" => "f90",
+             "c"  => "c",
+             "p"  => "py");
+
+my %langDir = ("f" => "F90",
+             "c"  => "C",
+             "p"  => "python");
+
+
+my $CONF=$ENV{CONF}; 
+my $inRootDir;
+
+#---------------------------------
+# Read arguments
+#---------------------------------
+
+GetOptions("inDir=s" => \$inRootDir)
+ 	or die("Error in command line arguments\n");
+ 
+#----------------------------------
+# Dirs
+#----------------------------------
+
+#The root dir of the examples
+$inRootDir="../examples";
+
+#The genareted html files are stored here
+my $htmlDir=$ENV{TMPDIR}."/res_html";
+
+
+my %allExamples=read_examples();
+
+#----------------------------------------
+# Preparations
+#----------------------------------------
+
+unless ( -d  $htmlDir ) {
+    mkdir $htmlDir	
+}
+
+#---------------------------------------------------
+# Loop for the code types (e.g. grib, bufr, etc.)
+#---------------------------------------------------
+
+foreach my $cType (keys %allExamples) {
+    
+    print "----------------------------------------\n";
+    print "  Processing examples for: $cType\n";
+    print "----------------------------------------\n";
+    
+    #Get the examples
+    my @examples=@{$allExamples{$cType}};  
+    
+    if($#examples+1 == 0) {
+        die "No examples are defined!\n";
+    }
+
+    #---------------------------------------------------
+    # Create a parent page for the examples of this type
+    #---------------------------------------------------
+
+    my $parentPage=parentPageTitle($cType);
+    makeParentPage($rootPage,$parentPage,$htmlDir,$cType,@examples);
+   
+    #--------------------------------
+    # Loop for the examples
+    #--------------------------------
+    
+    foreach my $name (@examples) {
+        
+        my $fOut=$htmlDir."/".$cType."_".$name.".html";
+        open(OUT,">$fOut") or die "$fOut: $!"; 
+        
+        #Description
+        print OUT "<h3>Description</h3>";
+        print OUT "This example shows: <i>".getDescription($name)."</i>\n";
+        
+        #Create a tab container
+        print OUT "<h3>Source code</h3>";
+        print OUT "<ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"auitabs\"><ac:parameter ac:name=\"direction\">horizontal</ac:parameter><ac:rich-text-body>";
+    
+        #Add a tab for each language
+        foreach my $i (@langKeys) {
+        
+            my $tabName=$langName{$i};
+            my $fName=$name.".".$langSuffix{$i};
+            my $fPath=$inRootDir."/".$langDir{$i}."/".$fName;
+            my $lType=$langType{$i};
+        
+            #Read sourcode into html format
+            my $c=getSourceCode($fName,$fPath,$lType);
+    
+            #If there is a source creates a tab for it            
+            #if(length($c) > 0) {
+            print OUT "<ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"auitabspage\"><ac:parameter ac:name=\"title\">".$tabName."</ac:parameter>
+                <ac:rich-text-body>".$c."</ac:rich-text-body></ac:structured-macro>";
+            
+        }
+        
+        #Close tab container
+        print OUT  "</ac:rich-text-body></ac:structured-macro>";  
+
+        close OUT;
+        
+        #Upload the file to confluence 
+        my $pageTitle=examplePageTitle($name);
+        loadToConf($fOut,$pageTitle,$parentPage);       
+    }
+}    
+
+#===========================================================
+#===========================================================
+#
+# FUNCTIONS 
+#
+#===========================================================
+#===========================================================
+
+#====================================================
+#
+# Functions related to the examples
+#
+#====================================================
+
+#------------------------------------------
+# Read in example list
+#------------------------------------------
+
+sub read_examples {
+
+	my %res=();
+	my $fIn="examples.par";
+	open(IN,"<$fIn") or die "$fIn: $!";
+	
+    my $line;	
+    my $actType;
+    while (defined ($line = <IN>)) {
+		chomp($line);
+		if ($line =~ /.*#/) {next;}
+		
+        #print $line."\n";
+    
+        $line =~ s/\"//g;
+    
+        my ($a)=($line =~ /(\S+)\s*\(/);
+        if($a and $a !~ /\!/) {
+            $actType=$a;
+            #print "type: ".$a."\n";
+            #$res{$actType};
+            next;
+        }
+        
+        if( $line =~ /\)/) {
+            $actType="";
+            next;
+        }
+        
+        if(length($actType) > 0) {            
+            my ($b) =($line =~ /(\S+)/);
+            #print "ex: ".$b."\n";
+            if($b) {
+                push(@{$res{$actType}},$b);
+            }
+        }        
+        
+	}	
+    
+    close IN;
+    
+	return %res;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Genarate the page title for the parent page for a given type of examples
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub parentPageTitle {
+   
+   my ($codeType) = @_;
+   
+   return $codeType." examples";  
+}   
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+# Create parent page for a given type of examples
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub makeParentPage {
+    my ($rootPage,$pageTitle,$outDir,$cType,@xmp) = @_;
+    
+    my $f=$outDir."/parent_".$cType."html";
+  
+    open(OUT,">$f") or die "$f: $!"; 
+        
+    my $str="<table><tbody>";
+    $str=$str."<tr><th>Example</th><th>Description</th></tr>";
+    
+    foreach my $xm (@xmp) {
+        $str=$str."<tr><td>".linkToPage($xm,examplePageTitle($xm))."</td><td>".getDescription($xm)."</td></tr>";
+    }        
+    $str=$str."</tbody></table>";                   
+    
+    print OUT $str;
+    
+    close OUT;
+    
+    #Load it to confluence
+    loadToConf($f,$pageTitle,$rootPage);
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Genarate the page title for a given example
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+sub examplePageTitle {
+   
+   my ($exName) = @_;
+   
+   return $exName; 
+}    
+  
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+# Get the file path for an example with the given language 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub examplePath {    
+    my ($name,$lang) = @_;
+    return $inRootDir."/".$langDir{$lang}."/".$name.".".$langSuffix{$lang};
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+# Check if the file for a given example exists.  
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub hasExample {
+    
+    my ($name,$lang) = @_;
+    my $f=examplePath($name,$lang);
+    if( -e $f ) {return 1};
+    
+    print "$f no!!!\n";
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generate confluence formatted html string form a source file
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub getSourceCode {
+    
+    my ($title,$fPath,$lang) = @_;
+ 
+    my $codeTxt;
+    
+    print $fPath."\n";
+ 
+    my $str;
+    
+    if($lang eq "") {
+        $codeTxt=fortran_file_to_string($fPath);
+        #return "<p /><code><ac:macro ac:name=\"html\"><ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[".$codeTxt."]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:macro></code>";
+        return "<p /><pre>".$codeTxt."</pre>";
+    } else {   
+        open(IN,"<$fPath") or  return ""; # die "$fPath: $!";  
+        $codeTxt=join("", <IN>); 
+        close IN;
+    }
+    
+    $str="
+    <ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"code\">
+        <ac:parameter ac:name=\"title\">".$title."</ac:parameter>
+        <ac:parameter ac:name=\"linenumbers\">false</ac:parameter>
+        <ac:parameter ac:name=\"language\">".$lang."</ac:parameter>
+        <ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[".$codeTxt."]]></ac:plain-text-body>
+    </ac:structured-macro>";
+    
+    return $str;
+}
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+# Extract the description of a given example
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub getDescription {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+   
+    my $lang="c";
+   
+    my $res;
+   
+    if(hasExample($name,$lang)== 1) {
+        my $f=examplePath($name,$lang);
+   
+        my $found=0;            
+        open (IN,"<$f") or return "";
+        while (defined (my $line = <IN>)) {
+            #First row
+            if($found==0) {
+                if($line =~ /\*\s*Description:/) {
+                    $found=1;
+                    my ($r)=($line =~ /\*\s*Description:\s*(.+)/);
+                    if(length($r) > 2) {
+                        $res=$r;
+                    }    
+                }    
+            } else {
+                my ($r)=($line =~ /\*\s+(.+)/);
+                if(length($r) > 2) {
+                    $res=$res." ".$r;
+                } else {
+                    last;
+                }                    
+            }
+        }  
+        
+        #print $f."\n";
+        #print "descr: ".$res."\n"; 
+    }
+    
+    return $res;                
+}  
+
+#====================================================
+#
+# Generic functions related to confluence 
+#
+#====================================================
+
+#--------------------------------
+# Upload a page to confluence
+#--------------------------------
+
+sub loadToConf {
+    
+    my ($fHtml,$title,$parentPage) = @_;
+   
+    system("$CONF -a addPage --noConvert --replace --space \"ECC\" --title \"$title\" --parent \"$parentPage\" --file $fHtml");
+}    
+
+#---------------------------------------
+# Create link to a page
+#---------------------------------------
+
+sub linkToPage {
+    
+    my ($page,$label) = @_;
+    
+    my $str="<ac:link>
+  <ri:page ri:content-title=\"".$page."\"/>
+  <ac:plain-text-link-body>
+    <![CDATA[".$label."]]>
+  </ac:plain-text-link-body>
+  </ac:link>";
+
+   return $str;
+}   
+
+sub makeInfo {
+    
+    my ($text) = @_;
+    
+    return "<ac:structured-macro ac:name=\"info\"><ac:parameter ac:name=\"icon\">false</ac:parameter>".
+              "<ac:rich-text-body>".$text."</ac:rich-text-body></ac:structured-macro>";
+}    
+
diff --git a/confluence/load_tools.pl b/confluence/load_tools.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..19f237d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluence/load_tools.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,482 @@
+#!/usr/local/apps/perl/current/bin/perl -I/usr/local/lib/metaps/perl -I.
+
+use confUtils;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use strict;
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+
+#The root page of examples in confluence!!!
+my $rootPage="Command line tools";
+
+#---------------------------------
+# Read arguments
+#---------------------------------
+
+#GetOptions("inDir=s" => \$inRootDir)
+# 	or die("Error in command line arguments\n");
+ 
+#----------------------------------
+# Dirs
+#----------------------------------
+
+#The tools executales and shell scripts 
+my $toolsDir="../tools";
+
+#The genareted html files are stored here
+my $htmlDir=$ENV{TMPDIR}."/res_tools_html";
+
+my %cmdSwitches=();
+my %allTools=read_config();
+
+#----------------------------------------
+# Preparations
+#----------------------------------------
+
+unless ( -d  $htmlDir ) {
+    mkdir $htmlDir	
+}
+
+#---------------------------------------------------
+# Loop for the code types (e.g. grib, bufr, etc.)
+#---------------------------------------------------
+
+foreach my $cType (keys %allTools) {
+    
+    print "----------------------------------------\n";
+    print "  Processing tools for: $cType\n";
+    print "----------------------------------------\n";
+    
+    #Get the examples
+    my @tools=@{$allTools{$cType}};  
+    
+    if($#tools+1 == 0) {
+        die "No tools are defined!\n";
+    }
+
+    #---------------------------------------------------
+    # Create a parent page for the tools of this type
+    #---------------------------------------------------
+
+    print "--> Genarate parent page\n";
+
+    my $parentPage=parentPageTitle($cType);
+    makeParentPage($rootPage,$parentPage,$htmlDir,$cType,@tools);
+   
+    #--------------------------------
+    # Loop for the tools
+    #--------------------------------
+    
+    foreach my $name (@tools) {
+    
+        print "-------------------------------\n--> tool: ".$name."\n";
+        
+        my $fOut=$htmlDir."/".$cType."_".$name.".html";
+        open(OUT,">$fOut") or die "$fOut: $!"; 
+        
+        my $str=getDoc($name);
+        
+        $str=$str.getExample($name);
+        
+        print OUT $str;
+        
+        close OUT;
+        
+        #Upload the file to confluence 
+        my $pageTitle=toolsPageTitle($name);
+        confUtils::loadToConf($fOut,$pageTitle,$parentPage);       
+    }
+}    
+
+#===========================================================
+#===========================================================
+#
+# FUNCTIONS 
+#
+#===========================================================
+#===========================================================
+
+#====================================================
+#
+# Functions related to the examples
+#
+#====================================================
+
+#------------------------------------------
+# Read in example list
+#------------------------------------------
+
+sub read_config {
+
+	my %res=();
+	my $fIn="tools.par";
+	open(IN,"<$fIn") or die "$fIn: $!";
+	
+    my $line;	
+    my $actType;
+    while (defined ($line = <IN>)) {
+		chomp($line);
+		if ($line =~ /.*#/) {next;}
+		
+        #print $line."\n";
+    
+        $line =~ s/\"//g;
+    
+        my ($a)=($line =~ /(\S+)\s*\(/);
+        if($a and $a !~ /\!/) {
+            $actType=$a;
+            #print "type: ".$a."\n";
+            #$res{$actType};
+            next;
+        }
+        
+        if( $line =~ /\)/) {
+            $actType="";
+            next;
+        }
+        
+        if(length($actType) > 0) {  
+            
+            #If ! presents we skip this tool
+            if($line =~ /^\s*!/) {
+                next;
+            
+            #A switch is specified for the tool's shell script
+            } elsif( $line =~ /\S+ \S+/) {
+                      
+                 my ($b,$c)=($line =~ /(\S+) (\S+)/);  
+                 if($b) {
+                        push(@{$res{$actType}},$b);
+                        $cmdSwitches{$b}="$c";
+                 }
+            
+            #The tools shell script has to be called without a switch          
+            } else {          
+                my ($b) =($line =~ /(\S+)/);
+                #print "ex: ".$b."\n";
+                if($b) {
+                    push(@{$res{$actType}},$b);
+                }    
+            }
+        }        
+        
+	}	
+    
+    close IN;
+    
+	return %res;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Genarate the page title for the parent page for a given type of examples
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub parentPageTitle {
+   
+   my ($codeType) = @_;
+   
+   return $codeType." tools";  
+}   
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+# Create parent page for a given type of examples
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub makeParentPage {
+    my ($rootPage,$pageTitle,$outDir,$cType,@xmp) = @_;
+    
+    my $f=$outDir."/parent_".$cType."html";
+  
+    open(OUT,">$f") or die "$f: $!"; 
+        
+    my $str="<table><tbody>";
+    $str=$str."<tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr>";
+    
+    foreach my $xm (@xmp) {
+        $str=$str."<tr><td>".confUtils::linkToPage($xm,toolsPageTitle($xm))."</td><td>".getDescription($xm)."</td></tr>";
+    }        
+    $str=$str."</tbody></table>";                   
+    
+    print OUT $str;
+    
+    close OUT;
+    
+    #Load it to confluence
+    confUtils::loadToConf($f,$pageTitle,$rootPage);
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Genarate the page title for a given example
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+sub toolsPageTitle {
+   
+   my ($exName) = @_;
+   
+   return $exName; 
+}    
+  
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+# Get the file path for an example with the given language 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub toolsPath {    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    return $toolsDir."/".$name;
+}
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+# Check if the file for a given example exists.  
+#-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub hasExample {
+    
+    my ($name,$lang) = @_;
+    #my $f=examplePath($name,$lang);
+    #if( -e $f ) {return 1};
+    
+    #print "$f no!!!\n";
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+sub docPath {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    
+    my $fTmp=$htmlDir."/doc_".$name.".tmp";
+    
+    my $exe=$name;
+    if( -e $toolsDir."/".$exe) {
+        
+        my $swt;
+        if(defined($cmdSwitches{$name})) {
+            $swt=$cmdSwitches{$name};
+        }    
+       
+	my $cmd;
+	
+	#If the switch is desc it does not run the shell script but 
+	#use the .desc file"
+	if ($swt eq "desc") {
+		$cmd="cd ".$toolsDir."; cp ".$name.".desc ".$fTmp;
+	} else {
+        	$cmd="cd ".$toolsDir.";./".$exe."  > ".$fTmp;
+        }
+	
+	print "\tGenerate documentation with command:\n\t\t".$cmd."\n";
+	
+	system($cmd);
+        return $fTmp;
+    }
+    
+    return "";    
+} 
+   
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# 
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub examplePath {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    
+    my $fTmp=$htmlDir."/ex_".$name.".tmp";
+    
+    my $script=$name.".sh";
+    if( -e $toolsDir."/".$script) {
+        
+        my $cmd="cd ".$toolsDir.";./".$script."  > ".$fTmp;
+        print "\tGenerate examples text with command:\n\t\t".$cmd."\n";        
+        system($cmd);
+        return $fTmp;
+    } 
+    
+    return "";    
+}    
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generate confluence formatted html string form a source file
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub getDoc {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    
+    my $fPath=docPath($name);
+    
+    my $str;
+    my $tbody=0;
+       
+    open (IN,"<$fPath") or return "";
+    while (defined (my $line = <IN>)) {
+            
+        $line =~ s/^\s+//g;
+        $line=~ s/\n//g;
+        
+        if($line =~ /^NAME\s*/) {
+            next;
+        }
+        
+        if($line =~ /^DESCRIPTION|USAGE|OPTIONS\s*/) {
+            
+            if($tbody == 1) {
+                $str=$str."</p>";
+                $tbody=0;
+            }    
+            
+            $str=$str."<h2>".$line."</h2>";
+           
+            unless($line =~ /OPTIONS\s*/)
+            {
+                $str=$str."<p>";
+                $tbody=1;
+            }    
+            
+        } elsif( $line =~ /^\s*-\w /) {
+            
+            if($tbody == 1) {
+                $str=$str."</p>";
+                $tbody=0;
+            }    
+            
+            my @v=split(/\t|\s{2,}/,$line);
+            
+            if($#v+1 > 0) {
+                $str=$str."<br /><b>".@v[0]."</b><br /><p>";
+                if($#v+1 > 1) {
+                    for(my $k=1; $k <= $#v; $k++) {
+                        $str=$str.@v[$k]." ";
+                    }
+                }        
+            }
+
+            $tbody=1;
+        
+        } else {
+            
+            if($line =~ /\S/) {
+                $str=$str.$line." ";
+            } elsif ($tbody == 1) {
+                $str=$str."</p>";
+                $tbody=0;
+            }
+        }  
+    } 
+    
+    close IN;
+    if($tbody == 1) {
+        $str=$str."</p>";
+    }    
+    
+    return $str;
+}    
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+# Extract the description of a given example
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub getDescription {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    
+    my $fPath=docPath($name);
+    
+    print "\tExtract desription from: ".$fPath."\n";
+     
+    my $str;
+    
+    local $/=undef;  
+    open (IN,"<$fPath") or return "";
+    $str=<IN>;
+    close IN;
+    
+    ($str) = ($str =~ /DESCRIPTION\s*([\S|\s]+)USAGE/);
+    $str =~ s/\n/ /g; 
+    
+    return $str;
+}  
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+# 
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+sub getExample {
+    
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    
+    my $fPath=examplePath($name);    
+    
+    unless($fPath) {
+        return "";
+    }   
+    
+    my $str;
+   
+    local $/=undef;  
+    open (IN,"<$fPath") or return "";
+    $str=<IN>;
+    close IN;
+    
+    my @v=split(/-#/,$str);
+    
+    $str="<h2>".$name." examples</h2>";
+    $str=$str."<ol>";
+    foreach my $block (@v) {
+        print "block=".$block."\n";
+        
+        #If there is text
+        if($block =~ /\S+/) {
+        
+            $block =~ s/\\n//g;
+            $block =~ s/\n>/\n> /g;
+            $block =~ s/&&/&amp;&amp;/g;
+            
+            my $blockMod;
+            my $prevLine;
+            my $inList=0;
+            foreach my $line (split(/\n/,$block)) {
+                    
+                if($line =~ /\\verbatim/) {
+                    $line =~ s/\\verbatim/<ac:structured-macro ac:name="code"><ac:plain-text-body><!\[CDATA\[/g;  
+                } elsif($line =~ /\\endverbatim/)  {
+                    $line =~ s/\\endverbatim/\]\]><\/ac:plain-text-body><\/ac:structured-macro>/g;                    
+                } elsif($line =~ /\\code/)  {    
+                    $line =~ s/\\code/<ac:structured-macro ac:name="code"><ac:plain-text-body><!\[CDATA\[/g;
+                } elsif($line =~ /\\endcode/)  {    
+                    $line =~ s/\\endcode/\]\]><\/ac:plain-text-body><\/ac:structured-macro>/g;
+                } elsif($line =~ /^\s*- /) {
+                    $line =~ s/^\s*- /<li>/;
+                    
+                    if($inList ==  1) {
+                        $line="</li>".$line;
+                    } else {
+                         $line="<ul>".$line;
+                    }     
+                         
+                    $inList=1;
+                }
+                
+                if($line =~ /^\s*\.\s*/ and $inList==1) {
+                        $line="</li></ul>";
+                        $inList=0;
+                }       
+                
+                $prevLine=$line;
+                
+                $blockMod=$blockMod.$line."\n";    
+            }        
+          
+            $str=$str."<li><p>".$blockMod."</p></li><br />";
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    $str=$str."</ol>";
+
+
+    return $str;
+}    
diff --git a/confluence/tools.par b/confluence/tools.par
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5d0b4e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluence/tools.par
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#examples
+
+GRIB (
+      grib_compare
+      grib_copy
+      grib_count desc
+      grib_dump 
+      grib_filter
+      grib_get
+      grib_get_data
+      grib_index_build
+      grib_ls
+      grib_set
+      grib_to_netcdf
+    )
+BUFR (
+      bufr_compare
+      bufr_copy
+      bufr_count desc
+      bufr_dump
+      bufr_filter
+      bufr_get
+      bufr_index_build
+      bufr_ls
+      bufr_set
+      )
+Generic (
+      codes_count desc
+      codes_info desc
+      )
+
diff --git a/tools/bufr_count.desc b/tools/bufr_count.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..701a54a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bufr_count.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+NAME    bufr_count
+
+DESCRIPTION
+        Print the total number of BUFR messages in the given files. 
+
+USAGE 
+        bufr_count [options] file file ...
+
+OPTIONS
+        -v  Verbose mode. The number of messages is given for each file.
+         
diff --git a/tools/codes_count.desc b/tools/codes_count.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ca86efbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/codes_count.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+NAME    codes_count
+
+DESCRIPTION
+        Print the total number of GRIB or BUFR messages in the given files. 
+
+USAGE 
+        codes_count [options] file file ...
+
+OPTIONS
+        -v  Verbose mode. The number of messages is given for each file.
+         
diff --git a/tools/codes_info.desc b/tools/codes_info.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d6c7ea15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/codes_info.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+NAME	codes_ls
+	
+DESCRIPTION
+
+	Print information about the version of ecCodes, the default definitions and samples path. If the environment variables ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH and/or ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH are defined, then their values will be printed
+
+USAGE
+	codes_info [options]
+
+OPTIONS
+	-v  Print only the version of ecCodes.
+	-d  Print only the default definitions path.
+	-s  Print only the default samples path.
+
diff --git a/tools/grib_count.desc b/tools/grib_count.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc1fc5aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/grib_count.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+NAME    grib_count
+
+DESCRIPTION
+        Print the total number of GRIB messages in the given files. 
+
+USAGE 
+        grib_count [options] file file ...
+
+OPTIONS
+        -v  Verbose mode. The number of messages is given for each file.
+