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NAME

db.columns - List all columns for a given table.

KEYWORDS

database, attribute table

SYNOPSIS

db.columns
db.columns help
db.columns table=name [driver=name] [database=name] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Parameters:

table=name
Table name
driver=name
Driver name
Options: dbf,odbc,pg,mysql,sqlite,ogr
Default: dbf
database=name
Database name
Default: $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/

DESCRIPTION

db.columns lists all columns for a give table. Connection to databases are supported through dbf, shp, odbc and pg drivers.

NOTE

If parameters for database connection are already set with db.connect, they are taken as default values and do not need to be spcified each time.

EXAMPLE

List columns from PostgreSQL attribute table
db.columns table=markveggy driver=pg database=grass60test

If database parameters are already set

db.columns table=markveggy

List columns from Shape file with DBF attribute table

db.columns table=network driver=dbf database=/daten/grassdata/fire/PERMANENT/dbf/

SEE ALSO

db.connect, db.describe, db.drivers, db.droptable, db.execute, db.login, db.tables, GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $


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