[GRASSLIST:4765] Re: Duplicate a Location

[DrakeGis]

Thanks, I knew that I can just copy the files, but by doing that I'm not
creating new tables in my postgres database....
  How can I do that and still have the link between maps and data ?

  D.

> A location is simply a directory with GRASS mapset directories in it. By
> default, it always contains a mapset named PERMANENT. PERMANENT (or other
> mapset dirctory) contains GRASS GIS files and a set of text files
> specifying
> projection parameters and extents. All mapsets in a location have the same
> projection and default extents. To copy a location and all the stuff in
> it,
> simply copy the directory. If you want to duplicate a location but make it
> empty, make a directory with a PERMANENT directory inside, and copy all
> the
> projection files (DEFAULT_WIND, PROJ_INFO, PROJ_UNITS) from the original
> LOCATION/PERMANENT director to the new one.
>
> Michael Barton
>
>
> On 11/9/04 6:32 AM, "DrakeGis" <drakegis at dacafe.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All !
>>    Is there any way to duplicate a location in GRASS57 (including a way
>> to
>> specify the new names for tthe postgres database names) ?
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>      D.
>>
>>
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