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# gmtget

gmtget - Get individual GMT default parameters

## Synopsis

gmtget [ -Gdefaultsfile ] [ -L ] PARAMETER1 [ PARAMETER2 PARAMETER3 ... ]

Note: No space is allowed between the option flag and the associated arguments.

## Description

gmtget will list the value of one or more GMT default parameters.

## Required Arguments

PARAMETER
  Provide one or several parameters of interest. The current value of those parameters will be writen to stdout. For a complete listing of available parameters and their meaning, see the gmt.conf man page.

## Optional Arguments

-Gdefaultsfile
  Name of specific gmt.conf file to read [Default looks first in current directory, then in your home directory, then in ~/.gmt and finally in the system defaults].
-L
  Return the values of the parameters on separate lines [Default returns all selected parameter values on one line separated by spaces]

## Example

To list the value of the parameter PS_COMMENTS:

>     gmt get PS_COMMENTS

To get both the values of the parameter MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY and MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY on one line, try

>     gmt get MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY

## See Also

gmt, gmt.conf, gmtdefaults, gmtset

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