[GRASS-SVN] r57445 - grass/trunk/lib/init

[svn_grass at osgeo.org]

Author: martinl
Date: 2013-08-11 11:27:36 -0700 (Sun, 11 Aug 2013)
New Revision: 57445

Modified:
   grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html
Log:
document GRASS_VECTOR_TEMPORARY variable


Modified: grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html
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--- grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html	2013-08-11 18:08:11 UTC (rev 57444)
+++ grass/trunk/lib/init/variables.html	2013-08-11 18:27:36 UTC (rev 57445)
@@ -259,6 +259,19 @@
     by <em><a href="v.external.out.html">v.external.out</a></em> is
     ignored. The format is always native.</dd>
 
+  <dt>GRASS_VECTOR_TEMPORARY</dt>
+  <dd>[vectorlib]<br> If the environment variable
+    GRASS_VECTOR_TEMPORARY exists, vector library will operate with
+    temporary vector maps. New vector maps will be created
+    in <tt>$MAPSET/.tmp/$HOSTNAME/vector</tt>, existing vector maps
+    will be read also from this directory. Note that temporary vector
+    maps are not visible to the user
+    via <em><a href="g.list.html">g.list</a></em>. They are used
+    internally by the GRASS modules and deleted automatically when the
+    map is closed or GRASS session quited. Note that this variable is
+    dedicated for internal use only.
+  </dd>
+  
   <dt>GRASS_WXBUNDLED</dt>
   <dd>[wxGUI]<br>
     set to tell wxGUI that a bundled wxPython will be used.<br>