pscoast                 package:gmt                 R Documentation

_D_r_a_w _G_M_T _M_a_p

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Call GMT to draw a map (coastlines, borders, rivers) and save in
     postscript format.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     pscoast(cmd, file=options("gmt.file"))

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     cmd: string of arguments passed to 'pscoast'.

    file: filename where the map will be saved.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     File type should be '.eps' when 'PAPER_MEDIA' is 'A4+' or
     'letter+', but '.ps' otherwise.

     See the GMT documentation for details on 'pscoast' and other GMT
     commands.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Null, but a map is drawn and saved in postscript format.

_N_o_t_e:

     Assumes that GMT version 4 is installed, i.e. that 'pscoast' and
     other commands are in the path, and environment variable 'GMTHOME'
     is defined.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Arni Magnusson arnima@u.washington.edu.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'plot.default', 'postscript'.

     'gmt-package' gives an overview of the package.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     ## Not run: 
     gmt(demo.par)
     pscoast(demo.coast)
     psxy(demo.xy)
     pstext(demo.text)
     psbar(demo.bar, ref=64)
     psclose()
     ## End(Not run)

