NAME

     dat2gmt - Convert an ASCII file to a binary gmt file


SYNOPSIS

     dat2gmt gmtfile


DESCRIPTION

     dat2gmt reads an ASCII  version  of  a  gmt  file  (made  by
     gmt2dat) from standard input and creates a binary gmt file.


EXAMPLES

     To create a gmt file from the ASCII file  c2104_fixed.ascii,
     try

     dat2gmt c2104.gmt < c2104_fixed.ascii


SEE ALSO

     gmt2dat(l), gmt(l)


REFERENCES

     Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1999,  The  Generic  Mapping
     Tools  (GMT)  version  3.2  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.