Flags:¶

--overwrite

Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--help

Print usage summary

--verbose

Verbose module output

--quiet

Quiet module output

--ui

Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:¶

input=name [required]

GRASS table name
Or data source for direct OGR access

output=name [required]

Output table file name or DB connection string

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 access this is the layer name.
Default: 1

format=string [required]

Table format
Options: CSV, DBF, GML, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Default: CSV

table=name

Name for output table (default: input name)

Export of GRASS GIS attribute table to a CSV table file (default format)¶

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.csv

Export of a GRASS GIS attribute table to a DBF table¶

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.dbf format=DBF

Export of GRASS GIS attribute table into a PostgreSQL table¶

db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals \
	   output="PG:host=localhost dbname=meteo user=neteler" \
           format=PostgreSQL
# verify
echo "SELECT * FROM precip_30ynormals" | psql meteo