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1.2.3 Output data</A>
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There are 6 general categories of output produced by <A NAME="tex2html94"
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<LI><I>PostScript</I> plot commands.

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<LI>Data Table(s).

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<LI>Gridded data set(s).

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<LI>Statistics &amp; Summaries.

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<LI>Warnings and Errors, written to <I>stderr</I>.

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<LI>Exit status (0 means success, otherwise failure).

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Note: <A NAME="tex2html95"
  HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> automatically creates and updates a history of past
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  HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> command options for the common switches.  This history
file is called <U>.gmtcommands</U> and one will be created in
every directory from which <A NAME="tex2html97"
  HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> programs are executed.  Many
initial problems with <A NAME="tex2html98"
  HREF="http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu"><B>GMT</B></A> usage result from not fully appreciating
the relationships shown in Figure&nbsp;<A HREF="node10.html#fig:GMT_Environment">1.1</A>.

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