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 ### Usage examples:
 
 #### Using the Library
-Hint: You can test the library functions from the command line (without having to write a .py file) by using `python -c` and wrapping the commands between a pair of quotes, for example:
-```bash
-python -c "
-from pyschism.mesh import Hgrid
-print(Hgrid.open('/path/to/hgrid.gr3'))
-"
-```
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 ##### Example 1: Full domain Hgrid plot:
 ``` python
 from pyschism.mesh import Hgrid