gdal-raster-overview-delete(1)

GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1) GDAL GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1)

NAME

gdal-raster-overview-delete - Delete overviews of a raster dataset

Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal raster overview delete [OPTIONS] <INPUT>
Deleting overviews.
Positional arguments:

-i, --dataset, --input <INPUT> Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --external) [required] Common Options:
-h, --help Display help message and exit
--json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
--config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines] Options:
--external Delete external overviews Advanced Options:
--oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]


DESCRIPTION

gdal raster overview delete can be used to delete all existing overviews of a dataset.

Note:

For most file formats (including GeoTIFF or GeoPackage), the space previously occupied by the removed overviews may not be reclaimed. It might be needed for use gdal raster convert <#gdal-raster-convert> to create a new compact dataset.


PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

--dataset <DATASET>
Dataset name, to be updated in-place by default (unless --external is specified). Required.

--external
Remove external .ovr overviews.

STANDARD OPTIONS

--oo, --open-option <NAME>=<VALUE>
Dataset open option (format specific).

May be repeated.


RETURN STATUS CODE

The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered as a successful execution).

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.

gdal raster overview delete my.tif


Author

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

Copyright

1998-2026

June 10, 2026