[GRASSLIST:5213] RE: g.region help

[Eric G. Miller]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:19:11AM +0000, Glynn Clements wrote:
> 
> John Gillette wrote:
> 
> > A quick check of main.c for r.in.arc looks like it is supposed 
> > to set the "active region" from information in the header 
> > of the input file.  It also uses the number of rows and columns
> > from the header to read in the data.
> > 
> > Are you sure the raster file size changed?
> > 
> > John
> > (Can a developer check me here?)
> 
> r.in.arc sets the imported map's region from the file; it doesn't
> change the current region.

Which is as it should be.  I think the OP is letting d.rast fool
him ;-)

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