.TH v.type 1grass "" "GRASS 6.4.4" "Grass User's Manual"
.SH NAME
\fI\fBv.type\fR\fR  - Change the type of geometry elements.
.SH KEYWORDS
vector, geometry
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBv.type\fR
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\fBv.type help\fR
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\fBv.type input\fR=\fIname\fR \fBoutput\fR=\fIname\fR  [\fBtype\fR=\fIstring\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 "\fBtype\fR=\fIstring[,\fIstring\fR,...]\fR" 4m
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Pairs for input and output type separated by comma
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,,,,...
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		Example1: line,boundary		Example2: line,boundary,point,centroid
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Options: \fIpoint,line,boundary,centroid,face,kernel\fR
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Default: \fIline,boundary,point,centroid\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIv.type\fR changes the type of geometry primitives.
.SH EXAMPLES
\fIConvert lines to area boundaries\fR
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\fC
.DS
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v.type input=map_l output=map_b type=line,boundary
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.DE
\fR
.SH SEE ALSO
\fIv.to.points\fR
.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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