### Flags:

**-h** \| **-help** \| **--help**
:   Prints a brief usage message and exits
**-v** \| **--version**
:   Prints the version of GRASS and exits
**-c XY**
:   Creates new GRASS project (location) without coordinate reference system in specified GISDBASE
**-c geofile**
:   Creates new GRASS project in specified GISDBASE with coordinate reference system based on georeferenced file
**-c EPSG:code**
:   Creates new GRASS project in specified GISDBASE with coordinate reference system defined by EPSG code
**-c EPSG:code:datum\_trans**
:   Creates new GRASS project in specified GISDBASE with coordinate reference system defined by EPSG code and datum transform parameters
**-e**
:   Exit after creation of project or mapset. Only with **-c** flag
**-f**
:   Forces removal of .gislock if exists (use with care!). Only with --text flag
**--text**
:   Indicates that Text-based User Interface should be used (skip welcome screen)
**--gtext**
:   Indicates that Text-based User Interface should be used (show welcome screen)
**--gui**
:   Indicates that Graphical User Interface
    (*[wxGUI](wxGUI.html)*) should be used
**--config**
:   Prints GRASS configuration parameters (options: arch, build, compiler, date, path, python\_path, revision, svn\_revision, version)
**--exec EXECUTABLE**
:   Execute GRASS module or script. The provided executable will be executed in a GRASS GIS non-interactive session.
**--tmp-project**
:   Run using a temporary project which is created based on the given
    coordinate reference system and deleted at the end of the execution
    (use with the --exec flag).
    The active mapset will be the PERMANENT mapset.
**--tmp-mapset**
:   Run using a temporary mapset which is created in the specified
    project and deleted at the end of the execution
    (use with the --exec flag).