---
name: "binlegs"
section: "1gmt"
platform: "linux"
package: "gmt"
version: "4.5.12-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/binlegs"
---

# binlegs(1gmt)

Maintain the GMT index files for mgg supplement

## NAME

binlegs - Maintain the **GMT** index files for mgg supplement

## SYNOPSIS

**binlegs** *leglistfile* **\[ -R \] \[ -D \] \[ -P***path* **\] \[ -V \]**

## DESCRIPTION

**binlegs will make changes to the mgg supplement data base files** *gmt\_legs.d* **and** *gmt\_index.b* **for the legs listed in the** *leglistfile***.  Normally, only the data archivist will need to** **be concerned with these operations.**

- *leglistfile*

  **Contains the list of legs to be worked on.**

## OPTIONS

**No space between the option flag and the associated arguments**

- **-R**

  **Replace the current information if a leg already is in the system.  \[Default is append\].**

- **-D**

  **Delete information for these legs from the system index files.**

-

  - **-V**

  **Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr \[Default runs "silently"\].**

## EXAMPLES

**To add new cruises to the system:**\

**binlegs** *newlegs.lis* **-V -P***/usr/lib/gmt*\

**To remove bad legs from the system:**\

**binlegs** *badlegs.lis* **-D -V -P***/usr/lib/gmt*

## SEE ALSO

[*GMT*(1)](/GMT/1.md), *gmtlegs*(1), *gmt2bin*(1)

## REFERENCES

**Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 2014, The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) version** **4.5.12 Technical Reference & Cookbook, SOEST/NOAA.**\
 **Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1998, New, Improved Version of Generic Mapping** **Tools Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 79 (47), p. 579.**\
 **Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools** **Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 76 (33), p. 329.**\
 **Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools** **Released, http://www.agu.org/eos\_elec/95154e.html, Copyright 1995 by the** **American Geophysical Union.**\
 **Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1991, Free Software Helps Map and Display Data,** **EOS Trans., AGU, 72 (41), p. 441.**\