v.unpack.1grass - Man Page
Imports a GRASS specific vector archive file (packed with v.pack) as a vector map
Keywords
vector, import, copying
Synopsis
v.unpack
v.unpack --help
v.unpack [-op] input=name.pack [output=name] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]
Flags
- -o
Override projection check (use current projects’s CRS)
Assume that the dataset has same coordinate reference system as the current project- -p
Print projection information of input pack file and exit
- --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.pack [required]
Name of input pack file
- output=name
Name for output vector map
Default: taken from input file internals
Description
v.unpack allows unpacking vector maps packed by v.pack.
Notes
Name of the vector map is determined by default from pack file internals. Optionally the name can be given by output parameter.
Example
Pack up vector map random_point into random_point.pack file.
v.pack input=random_point
the vector map can be afterwards unpacked by
v.unpack input=random_point.pack
See Also
v.pack, v.in.ogr, r.pack
Author
Luca Delucchi, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the r.unpack code
Source Code
Available at: v.unpack source code (history)
Latest change: Tuesday Nov 11 15:17:03 2025 in commit: 59f1608a354cb5e6c1a7a5cc477633b8632d1774
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