[GRASSLIST:9411] Re: GRASS6 in text mode?

[Roger Bivand]

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Chris Calvey wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question or not
> but here goes...
> 
> Does anyone know if it is possible to still use GRASS 6.0.1 in text mode
> rather than the TCL/TK GUI? I have searched the GRASS site
> but I don't seem to be able to find an answer to this question.

Adding -text to the command starting GRASS should force it to start in 
text mode, the full description is on the man page for the grass60 command 
itself:

http://grass.itc.it/grass60/manuals/html60_user/grass6.html

> 
> My reason for asking is that when I try to open a new monitor from text
> mode from a shell running in X windows, i.e. d.mon start=x0,
> nothing happens, no new window appears and I am silently returned to
> a shell prompt. My GRASS is built with X11 support and typing d.mon -l
> lists x* devices.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this kind or problem or may have an answer?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Chris
> 

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