v.pack(1grass)

v.pack1grass

Exports a vector map as grass gis specific archive file

Usage

v.pack

v.pack --help

v.pack [-c] input=name [output=name] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Keywords

vector, export, copying

Overview

v.pack collects (packs) vector map elements and support files in GRASS Database and creates an compressed file using gzip algorithm. This file can be used to copy the vector map to another machine. The packed file can be afterwards unpacked by v.unpack.

Notes

Name of the pack file is determined by default from input parameter. Optionally the name can be given by output parameter.

Examples

Pack up vector map random_point into random_point.pack file.

v.pack input=random_point

the vector map can be afterwards unpacked by

v.unpack input=random_point.pack

Source code

Available at: v.pack source code (history)

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Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 9
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  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13

Author

Luca Delucchi, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the r.pack code

From grass-doc 8.4.1-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.