DESCRIPTION
g.mlist searches for data files matching a pattern given by wildcards or POSIX Extended Regular Expressions.
EXAMPLES
List all available GRASS data base files:
List all raster and vector maps:
Wildcards:
List all vector maps starting with letter "r":
g.mlist type=vect pattern="r*"
List certain raster maps with one variable character/number:
g.mlist type=rast pattern="N45E00?.meters"
Use of exclude parameter:
# without exclude:
g.mlist rast pat="r*" mapset=PERMANENT
railroads
roads
rstrct.areas
rushmore
# exclude only complete word(s):
g.mlist rast pat="r*" exclude=roads mapset=PERMANENT
railroads
rstrct.areas
rushmore
# exclude with wildcard:
g.mlist rast pat="r*" exclude="*roads*" mapset=PERMANENT
rstrct.areas
rushmore
Regular expressions:
Print out all soils map with "soils" in their name:
g.mlist -r type=rast pattern='^soils'
Print out "tmp" if "tmp" raster map exists:
g.mlist -r pattern='^tmp$'
Print out "tmp0" ..."tmp9" if corresponding vector map exists (each map name linewise):
g.mlist -r type=vect pattern='^tmp[0-9]$'
Print out "tmp0" ..."tmp9" if corresponding vector map exists (each map name comma separated):
g.mlist -r type=vect separator=, pattern='^tmp[0-9]$'
This may be useful for other programs' parameter input
(e.g. r.series).
SEE ALSO
g.list
Regular expression (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
AUTHOR
Huidae Cho
grass4u@gmail.com
Last changed: $Date: 2008-06-28 04:37:22 -0500 (Sat, 28 Jun 2008) $