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pstext
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|pstext_purpose|

Synopsis
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**gmt pstext** [ *textfiles* ]
|-J|\ *parameters*
|SYN_OPT-Rz|
[ |-A| ]
|SYN_OPT-B|
[ |-C|\ [*dx*\ [/*dy*]][**+to**\|\ **O**\|\ **c**\|\ **C**] ]
[ |-D|\ [**j**\|\ **J**]\ *dx*\ [/*dy*][**+v**\ [*pen*]] ]
[ |-F|\ [**+a**\ [*angle*]][**+c**\ [*justify*]][**+f**\ [*font*]][**+j**\ [*justify*]][**+h**\|\ **l**\|\ **r**\ [*first*] \|\ **t**\ *text*\|\ **z**\ [*format*]] ]
[ |-G|\ [*fill*][**+n**] ]
[ |-K| ]
[ |-L| ] [ |-M| ] [ |-N| ]
[ |-O| ] [ |-P| ]
[ |-Q|\ **l**\|\ **u** ]
[ |-S|\ [*dx*/*dy*/][*shade*] ]
[ |SYN_OPT-U| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-V| ]
[ |-W|\ *pen* ]
[ |SYN_OPT-X| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-Y| ]
[ |-Z| ]
[ **-a**\ *col*\ =\ *name*\ [...] ]
[ |SYN_OPT-e| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-f| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-h| ]
[ **-it**\ *word* ]
[ |SYN_OPT-p| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-qi| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-tv| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-w| ]
[ |SYN_OPT-:| ]
[ |SYN_OPT--| ]

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Examples
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To plot just the red outlines of the (lon lat text strings) stored in the
file text.txt on a Mercator plot with the given specifications, use::

    gmt pstext text.txt -R-30/30/-10/20 -Jm0.1i -P -F+f18p,Helvetica,-=0.5p,red -B5 > plot.ps

To plot a text at the upper left corner of a 10 cm map::

    echo TopLeft | gmt pstext -R1/10/1/10 -JX10 -Baf -F+cTL -P > plot.ps

To add a typeset figure caption for a 3-inch wide illustration, use::

    gmt pstext -R0/3/0/5 -JX3i -O -h1 -M -N -F+f12,Times-Roman+jLT << EOF >> figure.ps
    This is an unmarked header record not starting with #
    > 0 -0.5 13p 3i j
    @%5%Figure 1.@%% This illustration shows nothing useful, but it still needs
    a figure caption. Highlighted in @;255/0/0;red@;; you can see the locations
    of cities where it is @\_impossible@\_ to get any good Thai food; these are to be avoided.
    EOF

To add a text without using input data but only the fixed text option::

    gmt pstext -R0/10/0/10 -JX14 -Baf -F+f40+cTC+t"Inner Title" -D0/-0.5 -P > figure.ps


To place a line containing a Latex equation, try::

    echo 3 3 'Use @[\Delta g = 2\pi\rho Gh@[' | gmt pstext -R0/6/0/6 -JX15c -Baf -F+f32p+a30 -P > map.ps

To place text with a surrounding box and an underlying, shifted shade, both using a rounded rectangle, try::

    gmt pstext -R0/10/0/5 -Jx1c -F+f32p+cCM+tWELCOME -Baf -Gyellow -Wfaint -S -C+tO -P > map.ps

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See Also
--------

:doc:`gmt`, :doc:`gmt.conf`,
:doc:`psclip`,
:doc:`gmtcolors`,
:doc:`psconvert`,
:doc:`psbasemap`,
:doc:`pslegend`, :doc:`psxy`
