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For a listing sorted by program purpose, see Section <A HREF="node32.html#sec:purpose">3.2</A>. <PRE><TT> <A NAME="tex2html994" HREF="../man/blockmean.html"><I><B>blockmean</B></I></A><A NAME="15292"></A> L<IMG WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img28.png" ALT="$_2$"> (<I>x</I>,<I>y</I>,<I>z</I>) table data filter/decimator <BR><A NAME="tex2html995" HREF="../man/blockmedian.html"><I><B>blockmedian</B></I></A><A NAME="15297"></A> L<IMG WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img29.png" ALT="$_1$"> (<I>x</I>,<I>y</I>,<I>z</I>) table data filter/decimator <BR><A NAME="tex2html996" HREF="../man/blockmode.html"><I><B>blockmode</B></I></A><A NAME="15302"></A> Mode estimate (<I>x</I>,<I>y</I>,<I>z</I>) table data filter/decimator <BR><A NAME="tex2html997" HREF="../man/filter1d.html"><I><B>filter1d</B></I></A><A NAME="15307"></A> Filter 1-D table data sets (time series) <BR><A NAME="tex2html998" HREF="../man/fitcircle.html"><I><B>fitcircle</B></I></A><A NAME="15312"></A> Finds the best-fitting great or small circle for a set of points <BR><A NAME="tex2html999" HREF="../man/gmt2rgb.html"><I><B>gmt2rgb</B></I></A><A NAME="15317"></A> Convert Sun raster or grid file to red, green, blue component grids <BR><A NAME="tex2html1000" HREF="../man/gmtconvert.html"><I><B>gmtconvert</B></I></A><A NAME="15322"></A> Convert data tables from one format to another <BR><A NAME="tex2html1001" HREF="../man/gmtdefaults.html"><I><B>gmtdefaults</B></I></A><A NAME="15327"></A> List the current default settings <BR><A NAME="tex2html1002" HREF="../man/gmtmath.html"><I><B>gmtmath</B></I></A><A NAME="15332"></A> Mathematical operations on table data <BR><A NAME="tex2html1003" HREF="../man/gmtselect.html"><I><B>gmtselect</B></I></A><A NAME="15337"></A> Select subsets of table data based on multiple spatial criteria <BR><A NAME="tex2html1004" HREF="../man/gmtset.html"><I><B>gmtset</B></I></A><A NAME="15342"></A> Change selected parameters in current <U>.gmtdefaults4</U> file <BR><A NAME="tex2html1005" HREF="../man/grd2cpt.html"><I><B>grd2cpt</B></I></A><A NAME="15348"></A> Make color palette table from a grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1006" HREF="../man/grd2xyz.html"><I><B>grd2xyz</B></I></A><A NAME="15353"></A> Conversion from 2-D grid file to table data <BR><A NAME="tex2html1007" HREF="../man/grdblend.html"><I><B>grdblend</B></I></A><A NAME="15358"></A> Blend several partially over-lapping grid files onto one grid <BR><A NAME="tex2html1008" HREF="../man/grdclip.html"><I><B>grdclip</B></I></A><A NAME="15363"></A> Limit the <I>z</I>-range in gridded data sets <BR><A NAME="tex2html1009" HREF="../man/grdcontour.html"><I><B>grdcontour</B></I></A><A NAME="15368"></A> Contouring of 2-D gridded data sets <BR><A NAME="tex2html1010" HREF="../man/grdcut.html"><I><B>grdcut</B></I></A><A NAME="15373"></A> Cut a sub-region from a grid file <BR><A NAME="tex2html1011" HREF="../man/grdedit.html"><I><B>grdedit</B></I></A><A NAME="15378"></A> Modify header information in a 2-D grid file <BR><A NAME="tex2html1012" HREF="../man/grdfft.html"><I><B>grdfft</B></I></A><A NAME="15383"></A> Perform operations on grid files in the frequency domain <BR><A NAME="tex2html1013" HREF="../man/grdfilter.html"><I><B>grdfilter</B></I></A><A NAME="15388"></A> Filter 2-D gridded data sets in the space domain <BR><A NAME="tex2html1014" HREF="../man/grdgradient.html"><I><B>grdgradient</B></I></A><A NAME="15393"></A> Compute directional gradient from grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1015" HREF="../man/grdhisteq.html"><I><B>grdhisteq</B></I></A><A NAME="15398"></A> Histogram equalization for grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1016" HREF="../man/grdimage.html"><I><B>grdimage</B></I></A><A NAME="15403"></A> Produce images from 2-D gridded data sets <BR><A NAME="tex2html1017" HREF="../man/grdinfo.html"><I><B>grdinfo</B></I></A><A NAME="15408"></A> Get information about grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1018" HREF="../man/grdlandmask.html"><I><B>grdlandmask</B></I></A><A NAME="15413"></A> Create masking grid files from shoreline data base <BR><A NAME="tex2html1019" HREF="../man/grdmask.html"><I><B>grdmask</B></I></A><A NAME="15418"></A> Reset grid nodes in/outside a clip path to constants <BR><A NAME="tex2html1020" HREF="../man/grdmath.html"><I><B>grdmath</B></I></A><A NAME="15423"></A> Mathematical operations on grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1021" HREF="../man/grdpaste.html"><I><B>grdpaste</B></I></A><A NAME="15428"></A> Paste together grid files along a common edge <BR><A NAME="tex2html1022" HREF="../man/grdproject.html"><I><B>grdproject</B></I></A><A NAME="15433"></A> Project gridded data sets onto a new coordinate system <BR><A NAME="tex2html1023" HREF="../man/grdreformat.html"><I><B>grdreformat</B></I></A><A NAME="15438"></A> Converts grid files into other grid formats <BR><A NAME="tex2html1024" HREF="../man/grdsample.html"><I><B>grdsample</B></I></A><A NAME="15443"></A> Resample a 2-D gridded data set onto a new grid <BR><A NAME="tex2html1025" HREF="../man/grdtrack.html"><I><B>grdtrack</B></I></A><A NAME="15448"></A> Sampling of 2-D gridded data set along 1-D track <BR><A NAME="tex2html1026" HREF="../man/grdtrend.html"><I><B>grdtrend</B></I></A><A NAME="15453"></A> Fits polynomial trends to grid files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1027" HREF="../man/grdvector.html"><I><B>grdvector</B></I></A><A NAME="15458"></A> Plotting of 2-D gridded vector fields <BR><A NAME="tex2html1028" HREF="../man/grdview.html"><I><B>grdview</B></I></A><A NAME="15463"></A> 3-D perspective imaging of 2-D gridded data sets <BR><A NAME="tex2html1029" HREF="../man/grdvolume.html"><I><B>grdvolume</B></I></A><A NAME="15468"></A> Calculate volumes under a surface within specified contour <BR><A NAME="tex2html1030" HREF="../man/greenspline.html"><I><B>greenspline</B></I></A><A NAME="15473"></A> Interpolation using Green's functions for splines in 1-3 dimensions <BR><A NAME="tex2html1031" HREF="../man/makecpt.html"><I><B>makecpt</B></I></A><A NAME="15478"></A> Make color palette tables <BR><A NAME="tex2html1032" HREF="../man/mapproject.html"><I><B>mapproject</B></I></A><A NAME="15483"></A> Transformation of coordinate systems for table data <BR><A NAME="tex2html1033" HREF="../man/minmax.html"><I><B>minmax</B></I></A><A NAME="15488"></A> Report extreme values in table data files <BR><A NAME="tex2html1034" HREF="../man/nearneighbor.html"><I><B>nearneighbor</B></I></A><A NAME="15493"></A> Nearest-neighbor gridding scheme <BR><A NAME="tex2html1035" HREF="../man/project.html"><I><B>project</B></I></A><A NAME="15498"></A> Project table data onto lines or great circles <BR><A NAME="tex2html1036" HREF="../man/ps2raster.html"><I><B>ps2raster</B></I></A><A NAME="15503"></A> Crop and convert PostScript files to raster images, EPS, and PDF <BR><A NAME="tex2html1037" HREF="../man/psbasemap.html"><I><B>psbasemap</B></I></A><A NAME="15508"></A> Create a basemap plot <BR><A NAME="tex2html1038" HREF="../man/psclip.html"><I><B>psclip</B></I></A><A NAME="15513"></A> Use polygon files to define clipping paths <BR><A NAME="tex2html1039" HREF="../man/pscoast.html"><I><B>pscoast</B></I></A><A NAME="15518"></A> Plot (and fill) coastlines, borders, and rivers on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1040" HREF="../man/pscontour.html"><I><B>pscontour</B></I></A><A NAME="15523"></A> Contour or image raw table data by triangulation <BR><A NAME="tex2html1041" HREF="../man/pshistogram.html"><I><B>pshistogram</B></I></A><A NAME="15528"></A> Plot a histogram <BR><A NAME="tex2html1042" HREF="../man/psimage.html"><I><B>psimage</B></I></A><A NAME="15533"></A> Plot Sun raster files on a map <BR><A NAME="tex2html1043" HREF="../man/pslegend.html"><I><B>pslegend</B></I></A><A NAME="15538"></A> Plot a legend on a map <BR><A NAME="tex2html1044" HREF="../man/psmask.html"><I><B>psmask</B></I></A><A NAME="15543"></A> Create overlay to mask out regions on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1045" HREF="../man/psrose.html"><I><B>psrose</B></I></A><A NAME="15548"></A> Plot sector or rose diagrams <BR><A NAME="tex2html1046" HREF="../man/psscale.html"><I><B>psscale</B></I></A><A NAME="15553"></A> Plot gray scale or color scale on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1047" HREF="../man/pstext.html"><I><B>pstext</B></I></A><A NAME="15558"></A> Plot text strings on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1048" HREF="../man/pswiggle.html"><I><B>pswiggle</B></I></A><A NAME="15563"></A> Draw table data time-series along track on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1049" HREF="../man/psxy.html"><I><B>psxy</B></I></A><A NAME="15568"></A> Plot symbols, polygons, and lines on maps <BR><A NAME="tex2html1050" HREF="../man/psxyz.html"><I><B>psxyz</B></I></A><A NAME="15573"></A> Plot symbols, polygons, and lines in 3-D <BR><A NAME="tex2html1051" HREF="../man/sample1d.html"><I><B>sample1d</B></I></A><A NAME="15578"></A> Resampling of 1-D table data sets <BR><A NAME="tex2html1052" HREF="../man/spectrum1d.html"><I><B>spectrum1d</B></I></A><A NAME="15583"></A> Compute various spectral estimates from time-series <BR><A NAME="tex2html1053" HREF="../man/splitxyz.html"><I><B>splitxyz</B></I></A><A NAME="15588"></A> Split <I>xyz</I> files into several segments <BR><A NAME="tex2html1054" HREF="../man/surface.html"><I><B>surface</B></I></A><A NAME="15593"></A> A continuous curvature gridding algorithm <BR><A NAME="tex2html1055" HREF="../man/trend1d.html"><I><B>trend1d</B></I></A><A NAME="15598"></A> Fits polynomial or Fourier trends to <IMG WIDTH="59" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img30.png" ALT="$y = f(x)$"> series <BR><A NAME="tex2html1056" HREF="../man/trend2d.html"><I><B>trend2d</B></I></A><A NAME="15603"></A> Fits polynomial trends to <IMG WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img31.png" ALT="$z = f(x,y)$"> series <BR><A NAME="tex2html1057" HREF="../man/triangulate.html"><I><B>triangulate</B></I></A><A NAME="15608"></A> Perform optimal Delauney triangulation and gridding <BR><A NAME="tex2html1058" HREF="../man/xyz2grd.html"><I><B>xyz2grd</B></I></A><A NAME="15613"></A> Convert an equidistant table <I>xyz</I> file to a 2-D grid file </TT></PRE> <A NAME="13950"></A> <P> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html3005" HREF="node32.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2999" HREF="node30.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html2993" HREF="node30.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html3001" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html3003" HREF="node258.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html3006" HREF="node32.html">3.2 GMT quick 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