NAME
g.select.pg - Select a Postgres database to be used in subsequent
GRASS-RDBMS applications. (GRASS-RDBMS General Interface Program)
SYNOPSIS
g.select.pg
g.select.pg help
g.select.pg database=name
DESCRIPTION
g.select.pg is used to identify a Postgres database for subsequent
GRASS-RDBMS applications. If the database specified on the command line
can be found g.select.pg sets the GRASS environment variable PG_DBASE
to this name. If the database is not found a list of the database directories
is provided to the user. This program assumes that database queries have
been granted to the user.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
Parameter:
-
database=databasename
-
Name of existing Postgres database
BUGS
None known.
NOTE
This program requires the Postgres database software.
SEE ALSO
g.column.pg, g.stats.pg,
g.table.pg, d.rast.pg,
d.site.pg, d.vect.pg,
d.what.r.pg, d.what.s.pg,
d.what.v.pg, r.reclass.pg,
r.rescale.pg, v.reclass.pg
AUTHOR
Original Informix SQL-tools: James A. Farley, Wang Song, and W. Fredrick
Limp University of Arkansas, CAST
Postgres modifications: Janne Soimasuo, Faculty of Forestry, University
of Joensuu, Finland.
Updated to GRASS 5 by Alex Shevlakov (sixote@yahoo.com)