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− | + | === What's next after installation? === | |
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− | + | First time users should explore the [http://grass.osgeo.org/documentation/first-time-users/ first steps tutorial] after installation. | |
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+ | === Individual users === | ||
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+ | When using GRASS GIS as a single user on your PC, then the /grassdata/ directory may be best stored in your HOME directory. | ||
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+ | '''GRASS can be invoked with''': | ||
+ | * See also the {{cmd|grass6}} and {{cmd|helptext}} help pages. | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | grass64 --help # print options | ||
+ | grass64 # start with graphical user interface, presetting the defaults from last session (stored in /home/user/.grassrc6 file) | ||
+ | grass64 /home/user/grassdata/spearfish/david # a specific mapset | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
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+ | === Group users: shared network directory === | ||
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+ | Suggested directory structures: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
/data/ # as a shared directory for team projects with sysop managed group permissions | /data/ # as a shared directory for team projects with sysop managed group permissions | ||
# this shared directory may stay on a network server | # this shared directory may stay on a network server | ||
/data/grassdata # GRASS GIS database | /data/grassdata # GRASS GIS database | ||
− | /data/grassdata/spearfish60 | + | /data/grassdata/spearfish60 # a shared spearfish Location (a Location corresponds to a project) |
− | /data/grassdata/spearfish60/maria # | + | /data/grassdata/spearfish60/maria # a team member's mapset |
− | /data/grassdata/spearfish60/david # another member's | + | /data/grassdata/spearfish60/david # another member's mapset |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
− | + | Important: do NOT enable group-write access on the location/mapset directories. Let GRASS GIS manage it properly. | |
'''GRASS can be invoked with''': | '''GRASS can be invoked with''': | ||
+ | * See also the {{cmd|grass6}} and {{cmd|helptext}} help pages. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
− | + | grass64 --help # print options | |
− | + | grass64 # start with defaults from .grassrc6 | |
− | + | grass64 /data/grassdata/spearfish/david # a specific mapset | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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+ | [[Category: Documentation]] | ||
+ | [[Category: FAQ]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Installation]] |
Latest revision as of 12:46, 2 August 2013
What's next after installation?
First time users should explore the first steps tutorial after installation.
Individual users
When using GRASS GIS as a single user on your PC, then the /grassdata/ directory may be best stored in your HOME directory.
GRASS can be invoked with:
grass64 --help # print options grass64 # start with graphical user interface, presetting the defaults from last session (stored in /home/user/.grassrc6 file) grass64 /home/user/grassdata/spearfish/david # a specific mapset
Suggested directory structures:
/data/ # as a shared directory for team projects with sysop managed group permissions # this shared directory may stay on a network server /data/grassdata # GRASS GIS database /data/grassdata/spearfish60 # a shared spearfish Location (a Location corresponds to a project) /data/grassdata/spearfish60/maria # a team member's mapset /data/grassdata/spearfish60/david # another member's mapset
Important: do NOT enable group-write access on the location/mapset directories. Let GRASS GIS manage it properly.
GRASS can be invoked with:
grass64 --help # print options grass64 # start with defaults from .grassrc6 grass64 /data/grassdata/spearfish/david # a specific mapset