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 |
