v.external.all - GRASS GIS manual

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NAME

v.external.all - Links all OGR layers available in given OGR datasource.

KEYWORDS

vector, external

SYNOPSIS

v.external.all

v.external.all --help

v.external.all [-l] input=string [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-l: List available layers in data source and exit
--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=string [required]: Name of input OGR or PostGIS data source

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
- PostGIS
- Esri Shapefile
AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

v.external.all creates (using v.external) in the current mapset new pseudo-vector maps for all OGR layers from given OGR datasource (input option).

EXAMPLES

PostGIS

List available feature tables in given PostGIS database

v.external.all -l input=PG:dbname=pgis_nc

PostGIS database contains 55 feature table(s):
boundary_county
boundary_municp
bridges
busroute1
busroute11
busroute6
busroute_a
busroutesall
busstopsall
censusblk_swwake
census_wake2000
...

Create links (ie. pseudo-vector maps) in the current mapset for all PostGIS feature tables

v.external.all input=PG:dbname=pgis_nc

Esri Shapefile

v.external.all -l input=~/geodata/ncshape/
Data source (format 'ESRI Shapefile')
contains 44 layers:
poi_names_wake
schools_wake
urbanarea
geodetic_swwake_pts
usgsgages
busroute_a
busroute6
hospitals
...

v.external.all -l input=~/geodata/ncshape/

AUTHOR

Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.external.all source code (history)

Latest change: Mon Jun 28 07:54:09 2021 in commit: 1cfc0af029a35a5d6c7dae5ca7204d0eb85dbc55