.TH GMT2BIN l "15 Oct 2001"
.SH NAME
gmt2bin \- Create bin-index files from gmt files
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgmt2bin\fP \fIlistfile\fP [ \fB\-P\fP\fIpath\fP ] [ \fB\-V\fP ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
gmt2bin reads a file with a list of leg ids, opens each gmt file, and creates
a bin-index file for each leg called <legid>.bix. These are used by
\fBbinlegs\fP to update the system files read by \fBgmtlegs\fP. Normally, only
the data archivist will need to be concerned with these operations.
.TP
\fIlistfile\fP
This is a one column ASCII file with one leg id pr line.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-P
Sets full path to directory with gmtfiles. [Default is current directory].
.TP
.B \-V
Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr [Default runs "silently"].
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR binlegs (l),
.IR dat2gmt (l),
.IR gmt (l)
.SH REFERENCES
Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 2001, The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) version
3.4 Technical Reference & Cookbook, SOEST/NOAA.
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Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1998, New, Improved Version of Generic Mapping
Tools Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 79 (47), p. 579.
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Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools
Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 76 (33), p. 329.
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Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools
Released, http:
American Geophysical Union.
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Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1991, Free Software Helps Map and Display Data,
EOS Trans., AGU, 72 (41), p. 441.
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