Using shapefiles in GMT

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Hey @usifohsaturday,

I think you use the data available at gem-global-active-faults/shapefile at master · cossatot/gem-global-active-faults · GitHub. I just tried this, and the conversion seems to work for me.

Please keep in mind that a shapefile is not one single file, but there are several files with different extensions that are all important and should be placed in one folder. If I only have the file with the extension *.shp I get an error that has similarity with the one you posted.

Besides this

  • You should use the converted file faults.gmt for plotting.
  • The usage of EOF here is not clear to me.
  • After using gmt end show, calling gmt end is not needed.