gdalmanage1
Identify, delete, rename and copy raster data files.
Usage
Usage: gdalmanage [--help] [--help-general]
<mode> [-r] [-fr] [-u] [-f <format>]
<datasetname> [<newdatasetname>]
Overview
The gdalmanage program can perform various operations on dataset files, depending on the chosen mode. This includes identifying dataset types and deleting, renaming or copying the files.
<mode>-
Mode of operation
identify<datasetname>:-
List data format of file(s).
copy<datasetname> <newdatasetname>:-
Create a copy of the dataset file with a new name.
rename<datasetname> <newdatasetname>:-
Change the name of the dataset file.
delete<datasetname>:-
Delete dataset file(s).
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-r -
Recursively scan files/folders for dataset files.
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-fr -
Recursively scan folders for dataset files, forcing recursion in folders recognized as valid formats.
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-u -
Report failures if file type is unidentified.
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-f <format> -
Specify format of dataset file if unknown by the application. Uses short data format name (e.g. GTiff).
<datasetname>-
Raster file to operate on. With
identifymay be repeated for multiple files.
<newdatasetname>-
For copy and rename modes, you provide a source filename and a target filename, just like copy and move commands in an operating system.
Return status code
The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered as a successful execution).
Examples
Using identify mode
Report the data format of the dataset file by using the identify mode and specifying a data file name:
$ gdalmanage identify NE1_50M_SR_W.tif NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff
Recursive mode will scan subfolders and report the data format:
$ gdalmanage identify -r 50m_raster/ NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.jpg: JPEG NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.png: PNG NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_20pct.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_band1.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_print.png: PNG NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.aux: HFA NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub2.tif: GTiff
Using copy mode
Copy the dataset:
$ gdalmanage copy NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_copy.tif
Using rename mode
Rename dataset:
$ gdalmanage rename NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_rename.tif
Using delete mode
Delete the dataset:
gdalmanage delete NE1_50M_SR_W.tif
Releases
7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 6 times.
-fr since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-r since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-u since Debian 11 (Bullseye).