g.dirseps(1)

NAME
g.dirseps - Internal GRASS utility for converting directory separator characters.
Converts any directory separator characters in the input string to or from native host format, and writes the changed path to standard output. Useful in scripts for Windows compatibility.

KEYWORDS
general, map management, scripts

SYNOPSIS
g.dirseps
g.dirseps --help
g.dirseps [-hg] [path=string] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

  Flags:

-h
    Convert directory separators to native host format

-g
    Convert directory separators to GRASS internal format

--help
    Print usage summary

--verbose
    Verbose module output

--quiet
    Quiet module output

--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

  Parameters:

path=string
    Path to be converted (read from stdin if not specified)

DESCRIPTION
g.dirseps is an internal tool only. It copies input string to stdout, changing directory separator characters as specified by flags. It is used for interoperability between Unix and MS-Windows pathnames.

AUTHOR
Paul Kelly

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.dirseps source code (history)

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