gmtget¶
gmtget - Get individual GMT default parameters
Synopsis¶
gmtget [ -Gdefaultsfile ] [ -L ] PARAMETER1 [ PARAMETER2 PARAMETER3 … ]
Note: No space is allowed between the option flag and the associated arguments.
Description¶
gmtget will list the value of one or more GMT default parameters.
Required Arguments¶
- PARAMETER
- Provide one or several parameters of interest. The current value of those parameters will be written to stdout. For a complete listing of available parameters and their meaning, see the gmt.conf man page.
Optional Arguments¶
- -Gdefaultsfile
- Name of specific gmt.conf file to read [Default looks first in current directory, then in your home directory, then in ~/.gmt and finally in the system defaults].
- -L
- Return the values of the parameters on separate lines [Default returns all selected parameter values on one line separated by spaces]
Example¶
To list the value of the parameter PS_COMMENTS:
gmt get PS_COMMENTS
To get both the values of the parameter MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY and MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY on one line, try
gmt get MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY