NAME

p.select - Selects a device (printer) for GRASS hardcopy output.
(GRASS Hardcopy Output Program)

SYNOPSIS

p.select
p.select help
p.select [-lpq] [painter=name]

DESCRIPTION

p.select allows the user to select the device for GRASS hardcopy output. The user must select a device before running the other GRASS hardcopy output functions (e.g., p.map, p.labels, p.chart).

OPTIONS

Flags:

-l
List all available painters.
-p
Print name of currently selected painter.
-q
Quietly select painter.

Parameter:

painter=name
Name of painter to select.
Options: (this will be a list of available hardcopy output devices, and also preview, the user's graphics monitor)

INTERACTIVE MODE

If the user runs p.select without specifying program arguments on the command line, the program will prompt the user for the name of a hardcopy output device to select.

NOTE

The options available with p.select vary from system to system and depend upon which drivers have been compiled.

SEE ALSO

p.chart
p.labels
p.map

AUTHOR

Michael Shapiro, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

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