DESCRIPTION

db.out.ogr exports GRASS GIS attribute tables into various formats as supported by the OGR driver on the local system (CSV, DBF, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, ODBC, etc.).

The dsn parameter is commonly the output file name (if the path is not defined, too, the module will attempt write to the current directory). In case of a database connection as output, the connection string has to be specified.

The layer parameter is needed if the attribute table to be exported is linked as non-default layer to a vector map.

EXAMPLES

Export of GRASS table to a DBF table (default format): 

db.out.ogr precip_30ynormals dsn=/tmp/precip_30ynormals.dbf

Export of GRASS table to a CSV table file:

db.out.ogr precip_30ynormals dsn=precip_30ynormals.csv format=CSV

Export of GRASS table into a PostgreSQL table: 

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

SEE ALSO

GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

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