Description of NCAR Graphics environment variables

Synopsis

NCARG_BIN

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics binaries are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/bin).

NCARG_CONFIG

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics configuration files are installed (these are needed by site installers only). This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/config).

NCARG_DATA

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics example data files are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/data).

NCARG_DATABASE

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics database files are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/database).

NCARG_DOC

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics PostScript documentation is installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/doc).

NCARG_EXAMPLES

If set, indicates where some of the NCAR Graphics examples are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/examples).

NCARG_FONTCAP

If set, indicates the default NCAR Graphics fontcap to be used.

NCARG_FONTCAPS

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics fontcaps are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/fontcaps).

NCARG_GKS_BUFSIZE

provides you with control over how CGM output is buffered.

NCARG_GKS_DEBUG

If set, will result in debugging information about the GKS I/O subsystem being output to stdout.

NCARG_GKS_GENCGM

Allows you to request that the NCAR GKS package generate binary encoded CGM rather than NCGM (the NCAR private encoding of binary encoded CGM).

NCARG_GKS_OUTPUT

Allows you to specify what file or process CGM output is directed to.

NCARG_GKS_PSOUTPUT

Allows you to specify what file any PostScript output from NCAR GKS is directed to (stdout is allowed).

NCARG_GRAPHCAP

If set, indicates the default NCAR Graphics graphcap to be used.

NCARG_GRAPHCAPS

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics graphcaps are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/graphcaps).

NCARG_HLUEX

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics HLU examples are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/hluex).

NCARG_INCLUDE

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics include files are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/include).

NCARG_LIB

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics libraries are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib).

NCARG_MAN

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics man pages are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/man).

NCARG_NCARG

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics examples, databases, resource files, etc. are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg).

NCARG_NCLEX

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics NCL examples are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclex).

NCARG_NGURL

If set, indicates where the file that contains the URL to the NCAR Graphics documentation is installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/ngwww/ngurl).

NCARG_NGWWW

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics HTML documentation is installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/ngwww).

NCARG_RESFILES

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics resource files are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/resfiles).

NCARG_ROOT

Indicates the parent directory where all of the NCAR Graphics binaries, libraries, include files, man pages, examples, etc. are installed. This environment variable must be set by anybody who wants to run NCAR Graphics (or you can optionally set NCARG_LIB, NCARG_BIN, and NCARG_INCLUDE).

NCARG_SYSRESFILE

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics system resource file is installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/sysappres).

NCARG_TESTS

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics test examples are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/tests).

NCARG_TMP

If set, indicates where NCAR Graphics temporary files should be written.

NCARG_TUTORIAL

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics tutorial examples are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/tutorial).

NCARG_USRRESFILE

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics user resource file is installed. This environment variable doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default (~/.hluresfile).

NCARG_XAPP

If set, indicates where the NCAR Graphics X application default files are installed. This environment variable takes precedence over NCARG_ROOT and doesn't need to be set unless you want to override the default ($NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/xapp).

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