GRASS GIS manual: g.extension

NAME

g.extension - Maintains GRASS Addons extensions in local GRASS installation.
Downloads, installs extensions from GRASS Addons SVN repository into local GRASS installation or removes installed extensions.

KEYWORDS

general, installation, extensions

SYNOPSIS

g.extension

g.extension --help

g.extension [-lcgasdift] extension=name operation=string [svnurl=url] [prefix=path] [proxy=proxy[,proxy,...]] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-l: List available extensions in the GRASS Addons SVN repository
-c: List available extensions in the GRASS Addons SVN repository including module description
-g: List available extensions in the GRASS Addons SVN repository (shell script style)
-a: List locally installed extensions
-s: Install system-wide (may need system administrator rights)
-d: Download source code and exit
-i: Do not install new extension, just compile it
-f: Force removal when uninstalling extension (operation=remove)
-t: Operate on toolboxes instead of single modules (experimental)
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

extension=name [required]: Name of extension to install or remove; Name of toolbox (set of extensions) when -t flag is given
operation=string [required]: Operation to be performed; Options: add, remove; Default: add
svnurl=url: SVN Addons repository URL; Default: http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass-addons/grass7
prefix=path: Prefix where to install extension (ignored when flag -s is given); Default: $GRASS_ADDON_BASE
proxy=proxy[,proxy,...]: Set the proxy with: "http=<value>,ftp=<value>"

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

g.extension downloads and installs, removes or updates extensions from GRASS Addons SVN repository into the local GRASS GIS installation.

Re-running g.extension on an installed GRASS Addons extension re-installs the requested extension which may include updates. All locally installed GRASS Addons extensions can be re-installed by g.extension.all.

EXAMPLES

Download and install r.stream.distance into current GRASS installation

g.extension extension=r.stream.distance

Remove locally installed extension

g.extension extension=r.stream.distance operation=remove

List all available extensions from GRASS Addons SVN repository

g.extension -l

List all locally installed extensions

g.extension -a

AUTHORS

Markus Neteler (original shell script)
Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic (Python rewrite)

Last changed: $Date: 2014-11-02 21:55:12 +0100 (Sun, 02 Nov 2014) $

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