NAME
db.connect - Set up connection to the database through DBMI.
(GRASS DB Program)
SYNOPSIS
db.connect
db.connect help
db.connect [-p]
[driver=name] [database=name]
[location=name] [user=name]
[password=name] [key=name]
DESCRIPTION
db.connect allows the user to set parameters for
connection to database. These parameters are then taken by
modules as default values and user do not need enter
parameters each time. Values are stored in user file.
OPTIONS
When invoked simply as db.connect, the program prompts
the user for parameters. The user can run the program
non-interactively, specifying the (optional) flag setting
and parameters values on the command line. Program flag and
parameters are described below.
Flags:
- -p
- Print only current settings.
Parameters:
- driver=name
- The name of a DBMI driver. Currently only the odbc driver is available.
You can use db.drivers
to list available drivers.
- database=name
- The name of a database. You can use db.databases
to list available databases.
- location=name
- The location of the database.
- user=name
- The database user name (login).
- password=name
- The database user password. Warning: password is saved in
.grassrc in readable form!!!
- key=name
- The key column name. Key column is column corresponding to categories.
EXAMPLE
db.connect driver=odbc database=gtest key=id
SEE ALSO
db.drivers
db.databases
AUTHOR
Radim Blazek
Last changed: $Date$