.TH v.convert 1grass "" "GRASS 6.4.4" "Grass User's Manual"
.SH NAME
\fI\fBv.convert\fR\fR  - Imports older versions of GRASS vector maps.
.SH KEYWORDS
vector, import, conversion
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBv.convert\fR
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\fBv.convert help\fR
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\fBv.convert input\fR=\fIname\fR  [\fBoutput\fR=\fIname\fR]   [\fBendian\fR=\fIstring\fR]   [\-\-\fBoverwrite\fR]  [\-\-\fBverbose\fR]  [\-\-\fBquiet\fR] 
.SS Flags:
.IP "\fB\-\-overwrite\fR" 4m
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Allow output files to overwrite existing files
.IP "\fB\-\-verbose\fR" 4m
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Verbose module output
.IP "\fB\-\-quiet\fR" 4m
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Quiet module output
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.SS Parameters:
.IP "\fBinput\fR=\fIname\fR" 4m
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Name of input vector map
.IP "\fBoutput\fR=\fIname\fR" 4m
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Name for output vector map
.IP "\fBendian\fR=\fIstring\fR" 4m
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Endian of input vector map
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Options: \fIbig,little\fR
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Default: \fIbig\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIv.convert\fR converts GRASS 5.0/5.3/5.4 vectors into 5.7/6.x vectors.
.SH NOTES
Vector maps from 5.0/5.3/5.4 and 5.7/6.x do not interfere. They are stored in different 
directories, so you can use the same names. Old vector maps can be listed with
\fIg.list oldvect\fR.
.PP
If you need to convert back from 5.7/6.x into the 5.0/5.3/5.4 vector format,
use \fIv.out.ogr\fR (to SHAPE format) and then \fIv.in.shape\fR
in the old GRASS program.
Alternatively use "\fIv.out.ascii \-o\fR" and \fIv.in.ascii\fR.
.PP
As this GRASS version uses SQL for attribute management, there are
some SQL restrictings concerning the file names.
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Missing centroids can be added with \fIv.category\fR.
.SH EXAMPLE
\fC
.DS
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v.convert in=vectormap_from_50 out=vectormap_60
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.DE
\fR
.SH SEE ALSO
g.list,
v.category,
v.convert.all,
v.out.ascii,
v.in.ascii,
v.out.ogr
.SH AUTHOR
Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
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\fILast changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 10:42:51 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $\fR
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