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GRASS GIS 6.5.svn Reference Manual

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as GRASS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies.

This reference manual details the use of modules distributed with Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS), an open source (GNU GPL'ed), image processing and geographic information system (GIS).

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database commands:

db.columns	List all columns for a given table.
db.connect	Prints/sets general DB connection for current mapset and exits.
db.copy	Copy a table.
db.describe	Describes a table in detail.
db.drivers	Lists all database drivers.
db.dropcol	Drops a column from selected attribute table
db.droptable	Drops an attribute table.
db.execute	Executes any SQL statement.
db.in.ogr	Imports attribute tables in various formats.
db.login	Sets user/password for driver/database.
db.out.ogr	Exports attribute tables into various formats.
db.select	Selects data from attribute table (performs SQL query statement(s)).
db.tables	Lists all tables for a given database.
db.test	Test database driver, database must exist and set by db.connect.

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