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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion doc/rst/source/explain_-L_scale.rst_
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- **+w**\ *length* to set scale *length* in km, or append :ref:`unit <tbl-distunits>` from
**e**\|\ **f**\|\ **k**\|\ **M**\|\ **n**\|\ **u**.
- **+a**\ *align* to change the label alignment (choose among **l**\ (eft), **r**\ (ight), **t**\ (op), and
**b**\ (ottom)) [default is **t**\ (op)].
**b**\ (ottom)) [default is **t**\ (op) for horizontal scale and **r**\ (ight) for vertical scale].
- **+c**\ [[*slon*/]\ *slat*] to control where on a geographic map the scale applies. Map scale is calculated for
latitude *slat* (optionally supply longitude *slon* for oblique projections [default is central meridian]). If
**+c** is not given we default to the location of the *refpoint*. If **+c** is given with no arguments then we
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