check if netcdf output dir exist

remove netcdf directory

.gitignore

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 *_ladcp
 *.xbt
 *_xbt
-#*.nc
+*.nc
 *.xml
 *.yml
 *.stackdump
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ oceano.cfg
 basemap
 /dist
 /ascii
-#/netcdf
+/netcdf
 /odv

netcdf.py

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ def writeNetCDF(cfg, device, fe, r, variables_1D):
     variables = variables_1D.copy()
     dims_2D = ['time', 'depth']
 
+    # create the output directory if it does not exist
+    if not os.path.exists(cfg['global']['netcdf']):
+        os.makedirs(cfg['global']['netcdf'])
+
     # create netcdf file
     fileName = "{}/OS_{}_{}.nc".format(cfg['global']
                                        ['netcdf'], cfg['cruise']['cycleMesure'], device)