GRASS GIS manual: v.type

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NAME

v.type - Changes type of vector features.

KEYWORDS

vector, geometry, editing, area, line, point

SYNOPSIS

v.type

v.type --help

v.type input=name [layer=string] output=name from_type=string to_type=string [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]: Name of input vector map; Or data source for direct OGR access
layer=string: Layer number or name ('-1' for all layers); A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.; Default: -1
output=name [required]: Name for output vector map
from_type=string [required]: Feature type to convert from; Options: point, line, boundary, centroid, face, kernel; Default: line
to_type=string [required]: Feature type to convert to; Options: point, line, boundary, centroid, face, kernel; Default: boundary

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

v.type changes the type of geometry primitives.

EXAMPLES

Convert lines to area boundaries

v.type input=map_l output=map_b from_type=line to_type=boundary

In order to create areas, centroids must be added with v.centroids.

AUTHOR

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date$

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.type source code (history)