v.type(1) - Linux man page

Name

v.type - Change the type of geometry elements.

Keywords

vector, geometry

Synopsis

v.type
v.type help
v.type input
=name output=name [type=string[,string,...]] [--overwrite] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output

Parameters:

input=name
Name of input vector map
output=name
Name for output vector map
type=string[,string,...]
Pairs for input and output type separated by comma
,,,,...
Example1: line,boundary

Example2: line,boundary,point,centroid

Options: point,line,boundary,centroid,face,kernel
Default: line,boundary,point,centroid

Description

v.type changes the type of geometry primitives.

Examples

Convert lines to area boundaries

v.type input=map_l output=map_b type=line,boundary

See Also

v.to.points

Author

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2006-01-02 15:44:52 +0100 (Mon, 02 Jan 2006) $

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