gmt (version 1.0-2)

gmt.system: Invoke GMT system command

Description

Invoke a system command, possibly directing the output to a file.

Usage

gmt.system(cmd, file=NULL, append=FALSE)

Arguments

cmd

system command to be invoked, as a string.

file

filename to which output should be directed.

append

whether output should be appended to existing file.

Value

• Command output as a vector of strings.

See Also

system is used to invoke system commands and writeLines to write the output to a file.

Examples

## Assuming that GMT is in path
gmt.system("gmtdefaults -Ds", file=".gmtdefaults4")