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1.6.1 The <B>-B</B> option</A>
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This is by far the most complicated option in <A NAME="tex2html106"
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Given as <B>-B</B><I>xinfo</I>[/<I>yinfo</I>][:."title string":][<B>W</B><IMG
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[<B>a</B>]<I>tick</I>[<B>m</B><IMG
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where <B>a</B>, <B>f</B>, and <B>g</B> stand for annotation, frame, and grid interval.
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<CAPTION ALIGN="BOTTOM"><STRONG>Figure:</STRONG>
Geographic map border using separate selections for anotation,
frame, and grid intervals.  Formatting of the anotation is controlled by
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Linear Cartesian projection axis.  Long tickmarks accompany
anotations, shorter ticks indicate frame interval.  The axis label is
optional.  We used <B>-R</B>0/12/0/1 <B>-JX</B>3/0.4
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