1d.grid(1)                   GRASS GIS User's Manual                  d.grid(1)
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NAME

6       d.grid  - Overlays a user-specified grid in the active display frame on
7       the graphics monitor.
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KEYWORDS

10       display, cartography, graticule, grid
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SYNOPSIS

13       d.grid
14       d.grid --help
15       d.grid   [-agwcdfnbt]   size=value     [origin=east,north]      [direc‐
16       tion=string]     [width=float]     [color=name]     [border_color=name]
17       [text_color=name]    [bgcolor=name]     [fontsize=integer]     [--help]
18       [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]
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20   Flags:
21       -a
22           Align the origin to the east-north corner of the current region
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24       -g
25           Draw geographic grid (referenced to current ellipsoid)
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27       -w
28           Draw geographic grid (referenced to WGS84 ellipsoid)
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30       -c
31           Draw ’+’ marks instead of grid lines
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33       -d
34           Draw ’.’ marks instead of grid lines
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36       -f
37           Draw fiducial marks instead of grid lines
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39       -n
40           Disable grid drawing
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42       -b
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45       -t
46           Disable text drawing
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48       --help
49           Print usage summary
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51       --verbose
52           Verbose module output
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54       --quiet
55           Quiet module output
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57       --ui
58           Force launching GUI dialog
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60   Parameters:
61       size=value [required]
62           Size of grid to be drawn (in map units)
63           0 for north-south resolution of the current region. In map units or
64           DDD:MM:SS format. Example: "1000" or "0:10"
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66       origin=east,north
67           Lines of the grid pass through this coordinate
68           Default: 0,0
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70       direction=string
71           Draw only east-west lines, north-south lines, or both
72           Options: both, east-west, north-south
73           Default: both
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75       width=float
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78       color=name
79           Grid color
80           Either a standard color name or R:G:B triplet
81           Default: gray
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83       border_color=name
84           Border color
85           Either a standard color name or R:G:B triplet
86           Default: black
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88       text_color=name
89           Text color
90           Either a standard color name or R:G:B triplet
91           Default: gray
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93       bgcolor=name
94           Background color
95           Either a standard color name, R:G:B triplet, or "none"
96           Default: none
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98       fontsize=integer
99           Font size for gridline coordinate labels
100           Options: 1-72
101           Default: 9
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DESCRIPTION

104       d.grid overlays a grid of user-defined size and  color  in  the  active
105       display  frame  on  the graphics monitor.  The grid can be created as a
106       standard rectangular grid or a geographic grid.
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108       If the user provides a -g flag a geographic (p