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v.db.dropcol(1grass) Grass User's Manual v.db.dropcol(1grass)

NAME

v.db.dropcol - Drops a column from the attribute table connected to a given vector map.

KEYWORDS

vector, database, attribute table

SYNOPSIS

v.db.dropcol
 
v.db.dropcol help
 
v.db.dropcol map=name [layer=string] column=string [--verbose] [--quiet]

Parameters:

map=name
 
Vector map for which to drop attribute column
layer=string
 
Layer where to drop column
 
Default: 1
column=string
 
Name of the column to drop

DESCRIPTION

v.db.dropcol drops a column from the attribute table connected to a given vector map. It automatically checks the connection for the specified layer. v.db.dropcol omits to delete the 'cat' column which is relevant to keep the connection between vector map and table.

NOTES

v.db.dropcol is a front-end to db.execute to allow easier usage. The existing database connection(s) can be verified with v.db.connect.

EXAMPLES

Dropping a column:
 
 
v.db.dropcol sentiero_brenta_points column=slope
 
v.info -c sentiero_brenta_points
 

SEE ALSO

db.droptable, db.execute, v.db.addcol, v.db.addtable, v.db.connect, v.db.droptable, v.db.select, v.db.update

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler
Last changed: $Date: 2013-09-22 10:26:32 +0200 (Sun, 22 Sep 2013) $
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