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

NAME

v.db.droptable - Removes existing attribute table of a vector map.

KEYWORDS

vector, database, attribute table

SYNOPSIS

v.db.droptable
 
v.db.droptable help
 
v.db.droptable [-f] map=string [table=string] [ layer=string] [--verbose] [-- quiet]

Flags:

-f
 
Force removal (required for actual deletion of table)
--verbose
 
Verbose module output
--quiet
 
Quiet module output

Parameters:

map=string
 
Vector map from which to remove attribute table
table=string
 
Name of existing attribute table (default: vector map name)
layer=string
 
Layer from which to drop linked attribute table
 
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 nothing 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.addtable, db.connect, db.execute, v.db.addtable, v.db.connect, v.db.dropcol, v.db.select, v.db.update
 
GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler
Last changed: $Date: 2012-11-25 14:27:13 +0100 (Sun, 25 Nov 2012) $
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