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g.findetc

Searches for GRASS support files.

g.findetc file=string [--verbose] [--quiet] [--qq] [--ui]

Example:

g.findetc file=string

grass.script.run_command("g.findetc", file, verbose=False, quiet=False, superquiet=False)

Example:

gs.run_command("g.findetc", file="string")

Parameters

file=string [required]
    Name of an file or directory
--help
    Print usage summary
--verbose
    Verbose module output
--quiet
    Quiet module output
--qq
    Very quiet module output
--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

file : str, required
    Name of an file or directory
verbose: bool, optional
    Verbose module output
    Default: False
quiet: bool, optional
    Quiet module output
    Default: False
superquiet: bool, optional
    Very quiet module output
    Default: False

DESCRIPTION

g.findetc is designed for Bourne shell scripts that need to search for support data, programs and subfoldrs in any number of directories as specified in GRASS_ADDON_ETC, plus the GRASS application etc/ directory. This is designed for addon scripts that are installed outside the GRASS application directory, such as a user's home or a system addon directory.

OUTPUT

g.findetc writes the full path to the file or directory to standard output

SEE ALSO

g.filename, g.findfile, g.gisenv, g.mapsets

AUTHOR

William Kyngesburye

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.findetc source code (history)
Latest change: Friday Feb 07 19:16:09 2025 in commit a82a39f