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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks Micha<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ll have a look at this. I am trying to optimise the number of applications on my system to have a limited number that I can actually use, yet cover all evils!! Want to concentrate on processing and interpreting data, rather than installing more GB. Creating a Linux partition is extra housekeeping, but as you say, may be the best option. Would like to get everything on a modest laptop, or even a subset of tools on my phablet..(another day!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>>Can you tell me what is the best Windows-based solution as well please, -to compare?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Can’t help feeling there is something built into Grass 7.0, that is right under my nose.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Micha Silver [mailto:micha@arava.co.il] <br><b>Sent:</b> 21 April 2013 13:45<br><b>To:</b> Stephen Brearley<br><b>Cc:</b> grass-user@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GRASS-user] Unix and Grass commands in Windows<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Consider the option to install a virtual machine running Linux. Gives you the best of both worlds. You might choose the OSGeo Live DVD as your source for the virtual machine. It runs Xubuntu, and you'll have right from the get go GRASS 6.4 all the other GIS software you could want.<br>You'll find instructions on how to setup the Live DVD as a virtual machine (with VirtualBox) right in the help files on the DVD. And after install the "Guest Addons" in the new VM, you'll be able to share folders between the VM and the host Windows computer, so you'll have access to any results from your Linux GRASS work back on the Windows machine.<br><br>Best,<br>Micha<br><br>On 21/04/2013 13:55, Stephen Brearley wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Folks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just wondering how best to execute Unix and Grass commands using Grass 6/7.0. I’m running Windows Vista, and had started installing Cygwin, but this seems to be massive, and not even sure if this is the best environment, as some users don’t seem happy about it. I had initially thought I could use the Console window, but this appears not to accept Unix commands. I also tried the included MySys Unix console which appears to be a Bash shell, but this does not recognise Grass commands.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>What would you recommend is the best option if I want to use Grass quite a lot, but don’t want to convert my PC to a fully fledged Linux system (unless that really is the best option, such as using an emulator).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Stephen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br>This mail was received via Mail-SeCure System.<br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>grass-user mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:grass-user@lists.osgeo.org">grass-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>This mail was received via Mail-SeCure System.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Micha Silver<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>GIS Consulting<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>052-3665918<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.surfaces.co.il">http://www.surfaces.co.il</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>