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NAME

v.db.droptable - Removes existing attribute table of a vector map.

KEYWORDS

vector, database, attribute table

SYNOPSIS

v.db.droptable
v.db.droptable help
v.db.droptable [-f] map=string [table=string] [layer=string] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-f
Force removal (required for actual deletion of table)
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output

Parameters:

map=string
Vector map from which to remove attribute table
table=string
Name of existing attribute table (default: vector map name)
layer=string
Layer from which to drop linked attribute table
Default: 1

DESCRIPTION

v.db.droptable removes an existing attribute table from a given vector map linked at given layer. If the -f force flag is not given then nothing is removed.

NOTES

v.db.droptable is a front-end to db.execute to allow easier usage.

The existing database connection(s) can be verified with v.db.connect.

EXAMPLE

Removing attribute table connected to layer 1:
g.copy vect=roadsmajor,myroads
v.db.droptable myroads
v.db.droptable myroads -f
v.db.connect -p myroads

SEE ALSO

db.addtable, db.connect, db.execute, v.db.addtable, v.db.connect, v.db.dropcol, v.db.select, v.db.update
GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

Last changed: $Date: 2012-11-25 05:27:13 -0800 (Sun, 25 Nov 2012) $


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