[GRASS-dev] GRASS_BATCH_JOB vs GUI

[William Kyngesburye]

I was discussing with someone running GRASS in batch mode, and it's  
not clear what is possible with respect to X11, display windows, TclTk  
or Python.

I see that in init.sh, a batch script is forced to run in text mode.   
Still, a module run without options (intentionally or not) would try  
to bring up a TclTk window and require user interaction, thus  
potentially disrupting the flow of the script.

Certainly running either the TclTk or Python GUIs in a batch script is  
not desirable, but maybe there are possibilities I don't see?

Display windows may be useful in a batch script - or not?

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