## NAME

           gmt2dat - Convert a binary gmt file to an ASCII file

## SYNOPSIS

           gmt2dat gmtfile

## DESCRIPTION

           gmt2dat  reads  a  <legid>.gmt  file and converts it to a regular ASCII
           text file that can be edited using the text editor. The ASCII  text  is
           sent   to  standard  output  and  can  be  redirected  to  a  file/pro-
           gram/printer, etc.

## EXAMPLES

           To convert c2104.gmt to ASCII:

           gmt2dat c2104.gmt > c2104.ascii

## SEE ALSO

           dat2gmt(GMTMANSECTION), gmt(GMTMANSECTION)

## REFERENCES

           Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 2004, The Generic Mapping  Tools  (GMT)
           version 4 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  Map-
           ping Tools Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 76 (33), p. 329.
           Wessel,  P.,  and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Map-
           ping Tools Released, http: American Geophysical Union.
           Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1991, Free Software Helps Map and  Dis-
           play Data, EOS Trans., AGU, 72 (41), p. 441.

    GMT4.0                            1 Oct 2004            GMT2DAT(GMTMANSECTION)