GRASS GIS manual: g.remove

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NAME

g.remove - Removes data base element files from the user's current mapset using the search pattern.

KEYWORDS

general, map management, remove

SYNOPSIS

g.remove

g.remove --help

g.remove [-irefb] type=datatype[,datatype,...] [name=string[,string,...]] [ignore=string[,string,...]] [pattern=string] [exclude=string] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-i: Ignore case
-r: Use basic regular expressions instead of wildcards
-e: Use extended regular expressions instead of wildcards
-f: Force removal (required for actual deletion of files)
-b: Remove base raster maps
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

type=datatype[,datatype,...] [required]: Data type(s); Options: raster, raster_3d, vector, label, region, group, all; raster: raster map(s); raster_3d: 3D raster map(s); vector: vector map(s); label: paint label file(s); region: region definition(s); group: imagery group(s); all: all types
name=string[,string,...]: Name of file(s) to remove
ignore=string[,string,...]: Name of file(s) to ignore (default: none)
pattern=string: File name search pattern
exclude=string: File name exclusion pattern (default: none)

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

g.remove removes data files matching a pattern given by wildcards or POSIX Extended Regular Expressions. If the -f force flag is not given then nothing is removed, instead the list of selected file names is printed to stdout as a preview of the files to be deleted.

EXAMPLES

Delete map1 and map2 raster maps in the current mapset:

g.remove -f type=raster name=tmp1,tmp2

Delete all raster and vector maps starting with "tmp_" in the current mapset:

# show matching raster and vector maps but do not delete yet (as verification)
g.remove type=raster,vector pattern="tmp_*"

# actually delete the matching raster and vector maps
g.remove -f type=raster,vector pattern="tmp_*"

Delete all vector maps starting with "stream_" in the current mapset, but exclude those ending with "_final":

g.remove -f type=vector pattern="stream_*" exclude="*_final"

AUTHOR

Huidae Cho
grass4u@gmail.com

Last changed: $Date: 2014-12-19 12:06:05 -0800 (Fri, 19 Dec 2014) $

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.remove source code (history)