---
name: "dbfcat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "shapelib"
version: "1.6.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/dbfcat"
---

# dbfcat(1)

appends the records of a source xBase file ##SYNOPSIS dbfcat \[-v\] \[-f\] from\_DBFfile to\_DBFfile ##DESCRIPTION Appends the records of a source xBase file into a destiny xBase file. Both files must have the same number of fields. ##OPTIONS ##EXAMPLE dbfcat -v testbase1 testbase2 ##AUTHOR dbfcat is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This guide was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage by Johan Van de Wauw. ##SEE ALSO dbfadd(1), dbfcreate(1), dbfdump(1), dbfinfo(1), shpadd(1), shpcat(1), shpcentrd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shpdxf(1), shpfix(1), shpinfo(1), shpproj(1), shprewind(1), shptest(1)

## NAME

**dbfcat** - appends the records of a source xBase file

\##SYNOPSIS **dbfcat** \[**-v**\] \[**-f**\] *from\_DBFfile* *to\_DBFfile*

\##DESCRIPTION Appends the records of a source xBase file into a destiny xBase file. Both files must have the same number of fields.

\##OPTIONS

- **-v**

  verbose mode.

- **-f**

  forces data conversion if data field types is not the same at both files or if is there any null value into *from\_DBFfile*.

- *from\_DBFfile*

  source xBase file.

- *to\_DBFfile*

  destiny xBase file.

\##EXAMPLE **dbfcat** **-v** *testbase1* *testbase2*

\##AUTHOR **dbfcat** is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This guide was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage by Johan Van de Wauw.

\##SEE ALSO [**dbfadd**(1)](/man/dbfadd/1.md), [**dbfcreate**(1)](/man/dbfcreate/1.md), [**dbfdump**(1)](/man/dbfdump/1.md), [**dbfinfo**(1)](/man/dbfinfo/1.md), [**shpadd**(1)](/man/shpadd/1.md), [**shpcat**(1)](/man/shpcat/1.md), [**shpcentrd**(1)](/man/shpcentrd/1.md), [**shpcreate**(1)](/man/shpcreate/1.md), [**shpdump**(1)](/man/shpdump/1.md), [**shpdxf**(1)](/man/shpdxf/1.md), [**shpfix**(1)](/man/shpfix/1.md), [**shpinfo**(1)](/man/shpinfo/1.md), [**shpproj**(1)](/man/shpproj/1.md), [**shprewind**(1)](/man/shprewind/1.md), [**shptest**(1)](/man/shptest/1.md)