[GRASSLIST:4832] Re: layout tool?

[Glynn Clements]

Jeff D. Hamann wrote:

> I've got to mass produce hard copies of some maps (data over time, lots of
> variables, etc). I've added a simple ps.map script input generation in a
> script:
> 
> 
> echo "verbose 2"  >> paint.map.test
> echo "header" >> paint.map.test
> echo " font Courier" >> paint.map.test
> echo " fontsize 12" >> paint.map.test
> echo " end" >> paint.map.test
> echo "scale 8 inches" >> paint.map.test
> echo "rast $1.$2.$3.$5.$6" >> paint.map.test
> echo "colortable y" >> paint.map.test
> echo " cols 3" >> paint.map.test
> echo " font Courier" >> paint.map.test
> echo " fontsize 12" >> paint.map.test
> echo " nodata n" >> paint.map.test
> echo " end" >> paint.map.test
> echo "vect testshed" >> paint.map.test
> echo "  width 1" >> paint.map.test
> echo "  end" >> paint.map.test
> echo "vlegend" >> paint.map.test
> echo " where 4.5 0" >> paint.map.test
> echo " font Courier" >> paint.map.test
> echo " fontsize 12" >> paint.map.test
> echo " end" >> paint.map.test
> echo "mapinfo" >> paint.map.test
> echo " font Courier" >> paint.map.test
> echo " fontsize 12" >> paint.map.test
> echo " color black" >> paint.map.test
> echo " end" >> paint.map.test
> echo "end" >> paint.map.test

I don't have an answer for your actual question. However, I'd like to
suggest using a "here document" for situations similar to the above. 
I.e.

cat >> paint.map.test <<EOF
verbose 2
header
 font Courier
 fontsize 12
 end
scale 8 inches
rast $1.$2.$3.$5.$6
colortable y
 cols 3
 font Courier
 fontsize 12
 nodata n
 end
vect testshed
  width 1
  end
vlegend
 where 4.5 0
 font Courier
 fontsize 12
 end
mapinfo
 font Courier
 fontsize 12
 color black
 end
end
EOF

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>