[GRASS5] Identify GRASS database directory

[Markus Neteler]

On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 07:11:56PM +0100, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
> 
> if I have any directory, how can I decide if it is a GRASS database.
> Especially if it contains raster data?
>
Hi Bernhard,

you can check
src/tcltkgrass/script/gis_set.tcl
how Justin does the test.

 
> There must be something that all grass database directories have in
> common. If it is that WIND file, it would be sufficient for
> identification.
> 
> So are there WIND files in all grass database directories?
Ususally there *is* a PERMANENT directory containing a file DEFAULT_WIND

This would be a nice test.

Hope this helps

 Markus


> On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 12:03:29PM -0600, B. Byars wrote:
> > The PERMANENT directory isn't automatically created each time
> > with a new mapset.  Not sure what you mean about finding out is
> > a directory is a GRASS dbase directory tho'?  I have a script I use to
> > locate directories that looks for WIND files.  Is that what you mean?
> > 
> > Bruce
> > 
> > 
> > Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> > 
> > > Just a quick question. Is there a fast and relyable way to find out,
> > > if a directory is a GRASS database directory?
> > > I expect the PERMANENT mapset directory to actually be created
> > > once a directory serves as a GRASS database. Is this true for all
> > > cases?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >         Bernhard
> > >
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