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NAME

g.findetc - Searches for GRASS support files.

KEYWORDS

general, map management, scripts

SYNOPSIS

g.findetc
g.findetc --help
g.findetc file=string [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--help
Print usage summary
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output
--ui
Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

file=string [required]
Name of an file or directory

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DESCRIPTION

g.findetc is designed for Bourne shell scripts that need to search for support data, programs and subfoldrs in any number of directories as specified in GRASS_ADDON_ETC, plus the GRASS application etc/ directory. This is designed for addon scripts that are installed outside the GRASS application directory, such as a user's home or a system addon directory.

OUTPUT

g.findetc writes the full path to the file or directory to standard output

SEE ALSO

g.filename, g.findfile, g.gisenv, g.mapsets

AUTHOR

William Kyngesburye

Last changed: $Date: 2015-02-14 13:08:31 -0800 (Sat, 14 Feb 2015) $

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.findetc source code (history)

Note: A new GRASS GIS stable version has been released: GRASS GIS 7.4, available here.
Updated manual page: here

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