v.db.droprow - GRASS manual
Author: GRASS Development Team
Description: v.db.droprow: Removes a vector feature from a vector map through attribute selection.
Keywords: vector, attribute table, database

## NAME

v.db.droprow - Removes a vector feature from a vector map through attribute selection.

## KEYWORDS

vector, attribute table, database

## SYNOPSIS

v.db.droprow
v.db.droprow --help
v.db.droprow input=name [layer=string] where=sql_query output=name [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

--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 [required]
  Name of input vector map
  Or data source for direct OGR access
layer=string
  Layer number or name
  Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
  Default: 1
where=sql_query [required]
  WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword
  Example: income < 1000 and population >= 10000
output=name [required]
  Name for output vector map

## DESCRIPTION

v.db.droprow removes vector object(s) (point, line, area, face etc.) from a vector map through attribute selection in the table connected to the given vector map. It automatically checks the connection for the specified layer.

## NOTES

v.db.droprow is a front-end to v.extract (reverse selection) to allow easier usage. The existing database connection(s) can be verified with v.db.connect.

## EXAMPLES

Dropping all vector points without elevation attribute (North Carolina data set):

    g.region raster=elevation -p
    v.random output=rand5k_elev n=5000

    v.db.addtable map=rand5k_elev column="elevation double precision"
    v.what.rast vect=rand5k_elev rast=elevation column=elevation

    # verify absence of some elevation attributes ("number of NULL attributes"):
    v.univar rand5k_elev type=point column=elevation

    # Remove all vector points lacking elevation attribute
    v.db.droprow rand5k_elev output=rand5k_elev_filt where="elevation IS NULL"

    # verify:
    v.univar rand5k_elev_filt type=point column=elevation

## SEE ALSO

db.droptable, db.execute, v.db.addcolumn, v.db.addtable, v.db.connect, v.db.dropcolumn, v.db.droptable, v.db.select, v.db.update

GRASS SQL interface

## AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.db.droprow source code (history)

Latest change: Friday Feb 07 19:16:09 2025 in commit: a82a39f673b97fafcfce1604dc3e6015cb96487a

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