GRASS GIS manual: g.findetc

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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

DESCRIPTION
OUTPUT
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

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

AUTHOR

William Kyngesburye

Last changed: $Date$

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.findetc source code (history)