v.db.droptable(1grass) GRASS GIS User's Manual v.db.droptable(1grass)
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 ac-
cess this is the layer name.
Default: 1
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 noth-
ing 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
SEE ALSO
db.connect, db.execute, v.db.addtable, v.db.connect, v.db.dropcolumn,
v.db.select, v.db.update
GRASS SQL interface
AUTHOR
Markus Neteler
SOURCE CODE
Available at: v.db.droptable source code (history)
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