Using GPSMan in Command-line ModeThe source CommandThe exec Command

The exec Command

The exec command executes the GPSMan commands in the file whose path is given as argument:

exec PATH
Blank lines and lines whose first non-blank is "#" are discarded without further analysis. A "\" before the end of a line is taken as continuation line marker, but this may cause an error if there is an unmatched quote """.

The following commands are available for use in GPSMan scripts:

read FORMAT [PARAMS] [TYPES] PATH
read data from a file;
write FORMAT [PARAMS] [TYPES] PATH
write data to a file;
get TYPES
read data from receiver;
put TYPES
write data to receiver.

An example of a GPSMan script file could be

  # WPs from the receiver to file in GPSMan format
getwrite WP GPSMan myWPs.gpsman
  # save them also in Shapefile format
write Shapefile dim=3 pformat=UTM datum="Datum 73" \
      shape/myWPs

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Using GPSMan in Command-line ModeThe source CommandThe exec Command