Hello!
I am in the process of learning to use GRASS. I mainly use it in ubuntu. I wanted to try it in windows as well. I noticed that there are several download options for it. Though I am a naive user with regard to command line, I have slowly begun to like command line.
My questions, some are really basic. Please excuse me if I am wrong.
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Is the GRASS manual at http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html written for UNIX based OS users or windows users?
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Which option provides maximum advantage with regard to usage - stand-alone windows version or cygwin based one. And why?
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I wonder if I would be able to run UNIX like commands - module [-flag1[flag2…]] parameter1=map1[,map2,…]
[parameter2=number…] [–o] [–q] [–v] in windows as well in GUI based version or do I need cygwin based one for such work.
Regards,
Chethan S.
Chethan S wrote:
I am in the process of learning to use GRASS. I mainly use it in ubuntu. I
wanted to try it in windows as well. I noticed that there are several
download options for it. Though I am a naive user with regard to command
line, I have slowly begun to like command line.
My questions, some are really basic. Please excuse me if I am wrong.
1. Is the GRASS manual at
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html written for
UNIX based OS users or windows users?
Unix, although there isn't really much difference between the two. To
the extent that there is a difference, some features only work on Unix
(e.g. d.mon).
OTOH, the native version gets more testing than the Cygwin version.
2. Which option provides maximum advantage with regard to usage -
stand-alone windows version or cygwin based one. And why?
Some of the "Unix-only" features work in Cygwin but don't work
natively. But that's probably not significant enough to choose Cygwin
for that reason alone.
If you already use Cygwin, the Cygwin version will better integrate
with the rest of Cygwin. If you don't use Cygwin, the native version
will better integrate with the rest of Windows.
3. I wonder if I would be able to run UNIX like commands - module
[-flag1[flag2...]] parameter1=map1[,map2,...]\
[parameter2=number...] [--o] [--q] [--v] in windows as well in GUI based
version or do I need cygwin based one for such work.
You can use the command line with the native Windows version, either
with the Windows shell (cmd.exe) or with bash.
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Glynn Clements <glynn@gclements.plus.com>
Hello!
Welcome.
I am in the process of learning to use GRASS. I mainly use it in ubuntu. I wanted to try it in windows as well. I noticed that there are several download options for it. Though I am a naive user with regard to command line, I have slowly begun to like command line.
The more you learn, the more you’ll like it.
My questions, some are really basic. Please excuse me if I am wrong.
- Is the GRASS manual at http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html written for UNIX based OS users or windows users?
well, both. The man pages are generic, “OS agnostic”
- Which option provides maximum advantage with regard to usage - stand-alone windows version or cygwin based one. And why?
Cygwin is a windows program that adds the unix command line advantages to Windows. IMHO, if you want to use GRASS from the command line and have the option to work in Ubuntu, use that. It’s a more “natural” combination. THings will just work, rather than you having to spend time massaging certain unix commands so that they work in cygwin.
- I wonder if I would be able to run UNIX like commands - module [-flag1[flag2…]] parameter1=map1[,map2,…]
[parameter2=number…] [–o] [–q] [–v] in windows as well in GUI based version or do I need cygwin based one for such work.
Most of the commands in the Windows gui work well, with the notable exception of the vector digitizer.