# Gmt install seems partial

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380 "2022-10-24T13:05:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Olivier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d2c977/32.png) [@Olivier](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Olivier)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/1 "2022-10-24T13:05:42Z")

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Hi,  
I had not made an install of GMT for more than ten years, so I feell rusty on the subject.  
I just made a straight forward install under Debian:  
cmake …  
cmake --build .  
sudo cmake --build . --target install  
I did not notice any error during the process.  
However, the command gmt is the only one known. gmtinfo, for example, does not exist.  
Even when locating the word, I can find the doc, the help file, but not the executable.  
I don’t see it by giving a look at /usr/share/gmt or/usr/local/bin.

What did I miss?  
Rgds,  
Olivier

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**Author:** ![Andreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/2 "2022-10-24T14:21:39Z")

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In ‘newer’ gmt, all modules are called with `gmt`.

Try `gmt gmtinfo` or `gmt info`.

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**Author:** ![Olivier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d2c977/32.png) [@Olivier](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Olivier)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/3 "2022-10-24T14:43:58Z")

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Much better indeed.  
I did not know I was so much old school.  
Thanks a lot.  
Olivier

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/4 "2022-10-24T14:55:15Z")

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> [@Olivier](#):
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> I did not know I was so much old school.

Wait until you meet the _modern mode_ 🙂

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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/5 "2022-10-24T15:18:52Z")

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Olivier, all info on how to get old scripts to run with just the **gmt** command is on the left side bar under RESOURCES when you type

`gmt docs home`

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**Author:** ![EJFielding](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/ejfielding/32/82_2.png) [@EJFielding](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/EJFielding)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/gmt-install-seems-partial/3380/6 "2022-10-25T18:30:31Z")

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On my Mac, I keep both GMT4 and GMT6 installed so that I can run old GMT4 scripts without modification and use the new “gmt command” syntax when I am writing new scripts with GMT6. The MacPorts package manager allows you to install both “gmt4” and “gmt6”.