v.buffer input=map output=buffer type=line buffer=100
v.buffer input=pointsmap output=circles type=point buffer=1000
v.buffer input=archsites output=circles type=point buffer=200 # change original points to centroids: v.type in=archsites out=archcentroids type=point,centroid # patch circles and centroids: v.patch in=archcentroids,circles out=circles_db # attach attributes, either use # db.copy ... # or link to the original table: v.db.connect map=circles_db table=archsites field=1 key=cat driver=dbf \ database='$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf'
The bufcol dynamic buffer distance parameter has problems cleaning complex features (holes left filled, etc.). If you experience problems, try running v.buffer multiple times with a single buffer distance, patch the results with v.patch and remove any overlaps with v.extract -d.
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