Hamish wrote: > Martin wrote: >> shrug, `-g` is mainly used for shell script output, >> I think it would be better update `r.info` and `v.info` to >> follow this logic, g.region is an exception. You are going to >> the opposite direction! > > AFAIR g.region was the original, using -g to display region > bounds in shell script style. later "-g" was added to r.info > and v.info to do the same, and later again "-g" was added to > other modules like r.univar as generic shell script style > alias -- not the other way around! These were mostly added by > MarkusN and myself over the years, although I am very sure > there were others involved too.
Quickly glancing at grass 4.0, g.region -p prints the current region, whereas the -g flag is there to print in shell style. What exactly is printed in shell style is obviously module-dependent (emphasis on shell-style, not content). my 2c Markus M > > r.info -g, v.info -g, g.region -g all show the region in shell > script style and all act the same. it's a good thing and makes > learning the tools easier. IMO it would be a disservice to morph > -g into a shell style dump of all internal variables. it clutters > your working environment. > > > 2c from fuzzy memories of years ago, > Hamish > _______________________________________________ > grass-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev > _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
