GRASS GIS manual: v.db.droptable

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NAME

v.db.droptable - Removes existing attribute table of a vector map.

KEYWORDS

vector, attribute table, database

SYNOPSIS

v.db.droptable

v.db.droptable --help

v.db.droptable [-f] map=name [table=name] [layer=string] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-f: Force removal (required for actual deletion of table)
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

map=name [required]: Name of vector map; Or data source for direct OGR access
table=name: Table name (default: vector map name)
layer=string: Layer number or name; Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.; Default: 1

DESCRIPTION
NOTES
EXAMPLE
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AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

v.db.droptable removes an existing attribute table from a given vector map linked at given layer. If the -f force flag is not given then nothing is removed.

NOTES

v.db.droptable is a front-end to db.execute to allow easier usage.

The existing database connection(s) can be verified with v.db.connect.

EXAMPLE

Removing attribute table connected to layer 1:

g.copy vect=roadsmajor,myroads
v.db.droptable myroads
v.db.droptable myroads -f
v.db.connect -p myroads

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

Last changed: $Date: 2012-11-25 02:59:42 -0800 (Sun, 25 Nov 2012) $

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.db.droptable source code (history)