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v.db.dropcolumn(1grass)

v.db.dropcolumn(1grass) GRASS GIS User's Manual v.db.dropcolumn(1grass)

NAME

v.db.dropcolumn - Drops a column from the attribute table connected to a given vector map.

KEYWORDS

vector, attribute table, database

SYNOPSIS

v.db.dropcolumn
v.db.dropcolumn --help
v.db.dropcolumn map=name [layer=string] columns=name[,name,...] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--help

Print usage summary
--verbose

Verbose module output
--quiet

Quiet module output
--ui

Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

map=name [required]

Name of 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
columns=name[,name,...] [required]

Name of attribute column(s) to drop

DESCRIPTION

v.db.dropcolumn drops a column from the attribute table connected to a given vector map. It automatically checks the connection for the specified layer. v.db.dropcolumn omits to delete the ’cat’ column which is relevant to keep the connection between vector map and table.

NOTES

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

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

EXAMPLES

Dropping a column: 

g.copy vect=roadsmajor,myroads
v.info -c myroads
v.db.dropcolumn myroads column=SHAPE_LEN
v.info -c myroads

SEE ALSO

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

GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

SOURCE CODE

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

Accessed: Monday Jun 01 16:58:45 2026

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