NAME

       gmtset - To change individual GMT default parameters

SYNOPSIS

       gmtset  [  -Gdefaultsfile ] PARAMETER1 [=] value1 PARAMETER2 [=] value2
       PARAMETER3 [=] value3 ...

DESCRIPTION

       gmtset will adjust individual GMT  defaults  settings  in  the  current
       directory’s .gmtdefaults4 file. If no such file exists one will be cre-
       ated. The main purpose of  gmtset  is  temporarily  to  change  certain
       parameters  inside  a shell script, e.g., set the dots-per-inch to 600,
       run the script, and reset to 300 dpi. Optionally, you can  specify  one
       or  more  temporary  changes  directly on any GMT command line with the
       syntax --PARAMETER=VALUE; such changes are onlyl  in  effect  for  that
       command and do not permanently change the default settings on disk.

       PARAMETER value
              Provide  one  or  several  pairs of parameter/value combinations
              that you want to modify. For a  complete  listing  of  available
              parameters and their meaning, see the gmtdefaults man page.

OPTIONS

       -G     Name  of  specific  .gmtdefaults4  file to modify [Default looks
              first in current directory, then in  your  home  directory,  and
              finally in the system defaults].

EXAMPLES

       To  change the dpi to 600, set annotation font to Helvetica, and select
       grid-crosses of size 0.1 inch, and set annotation offset to 0.2 cm:

       gmtset     DOTS_PR_INCH      600      ANNOT_FONT_PRIMARY      Helvetica
       GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY 0.1i ANNOT_OFFSET_PRIMARY 0.2c

SEE ALSO

       gmt(l), gmtdefaults(l)



GMT4.0                            1 Oct 2004                         GMTSET(l)