gmt {gmt} | R Documentation |
Initialize GMT Session
Description
Initialize a GMT session by setting graphical parameters and current postscript file.
Usage
gmt(par=NULL, file="map.ps", style="s", quiet=TRUE)
Arguments
par |
optional string of GMT parameters,
|
file |
postscript filename used in subsequent calls to GMT plot
functions, passed to |
style |
default units and values: |
quiet |
whether current settings should be displayed. |
Details
The file
argument can be supplied with (recommended) or without
a full directory path. Without a path, the R working directory is used
(see getwd
and setwd
).
See the GMT documentation for details on graphical parameters,
gmtdefaults
, gmtset
and other GMT commands.
Value
List containing the current options("gmt.file")
.
If par
is NULL
, no GMT parameters are changed, but the
current parameter values and postscript filename can be reviewed.
If par
is a string (empty ""
will do), a GMT
configuration file is created in the current map directory,
dirname(file)
.
See Also
options
could be used to set gmt.file
directly.
gmt
, pscoast
, psxy
,
pstext
, psbar
, and psclose
work together to draw maps.
gmt-package
gives an overview of the package.
Examples
## Not run:
# Draw map and save as "map.ps" in R working directory
gmt(demo.par)
pscoast(demo.coast)
psxy(demo.xy)
pstext(demo.text, "-J -R -F+f+a+j -O -K")
psbar(demo.bar, ref=66)
psclose()
# See directory gmt/example for details
## End(Not run)