The haslib CommandUsing GPSMan in Command-line ModeThe is connected CommandThe show WHAT Command

The show WHAT Command

This command sends help information to the standard output according to its argument, one of: datums, formats, help, projections, protocols, symbols, transfs.

show datums prints the names of, and existing comments on the available datums.

show formats prints a table of the data file formats known to GPSMan and that can be used in other commands. An example is

EasyGPS:        Read, WP
Fugawi: Read, WP
GD2:    Read, WP RT TR
GPSMan: Read/Write, WP RT TR LN, Data
GPStrans:       Read/Write, WP RT TR
GPX:    Read/Write, WP RT TR, Data
GTrackMaker:    Read, WP RT TR, Data
IGC:    Read, TR
 Parameters
        Read:
                alt     gps
Kismet: Read, WP
 Parameters
        Read:
                group   0
MapGuide:       Read, RT
 Parameters
        Read:
                version 2002
                idno
                commt
                rem
MapSend:        Read/Write, WP RT TR
Meridian:       File type invalid
NMEA:   Read, TR
Shapefile:      Read/Write, WP RT TR LN
 Parameters
        Read:
                dim     3
                pformat DDD
                zone
                datum   WGS 84
                dunit   m
                aunit   m
        Write:
                dim     3
                pformat DDD
                datum   WGS 84
                dunit   m
                aunit   m

For each known format either there is an indication that the format is invalid (because, for instance, a library as missing or there is incompatibility with the receiver brand), or there is information on the possible read/write operations and item types which will be followed by "Data" if a file may contain items of different types. Parameters may appear followed by their default values if any.

show help prints the accepted commands and options.

show projections prints information on the available projections. For each projection there is the name to be used as argument to commands, a long name, and the list of accepted parameters. For each parameter the name to be used in a command, a type and a short explanation are given. An example is

Stereogr:       Stereographic
  Parameters
        ?datum
        lat0    (lat)   Lat of centre
        long0   (long)  Long of centre
        k0      (float>0)       Scale factor

meaning that the stereographic projection should be spelt Stereogr in commands, may have a datum=NAME parameter, and must have 3 other parameters under the names lat0, long0 and k0, respectively a latitude, a longitude and a positive floating-point number, standing for the coordinates of the centre of the projection and for the scale factor.

show protocols prints a list of known protocols that can be used with the -prot option. A possible list is

Garmin (Garmin)
Garmin_USB (Garmin)
NMEA (Garmin)
simul (Garmin)
SText (Garmin)

showing at the end the receiver brand with which they must be used.

show symbols prints for each waypoint symbol the name to be used in commands followed by the name in the user-selected language.

show transfs prints the list of available coordinates transformations with their names to be used in commands and longer names.


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©1998-2007 Miguel Filgueiras, mig_at_ncc.up.pt, LIACC & DCC Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto

The haslib CommandUsing GPSMan in Command-line ModeThe is connected CommandThe show WHAT Command