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gdalmanage(1)

GDALMANAGE(1) GDAL GDALMANAGE(1)

NAME

gdalmanage - Identify, delete, rename and copy raster data files.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdalmanage [--help] [--help-general]


                  <mode> [-r] [-fr] [-u] [-f <format>]


                  <datasetname> [<newdatasetname>]


DESCRIPTION

The gdalmanage program can perform various operations on dataset files, depending on the chosen mode. This includes identifying dataset types and deleting, renaming or copying the files.

<mode>
Mode of operation
identify <datasetname>:
List data format of file(s).
copy <datasetname> <newdatasetname>:
Create a copy of the dataset file with a new name.
rename <datasetname> <newdatasetname>:
Change the name of the dataset file.
delete <datasetname>:
Delete dataset file(s).


-r
Recursively scan files/folders for dataset files.

-fr
Recursively scan folders for dataset files, forcing recursion in folders recognized as valid formats.

-u
Report failures if file type is unidentified.

-f <format>
Specify format of dataset file if unknown by the application. Uses short data format name (e.g. GTiff).

<datasetname>
Raster file to operate on. With identify may be repeated for multiple files.

<newdatasetname>
For copy and rename modes, you provide a source filename and a target filename, just like copy and move commands in an operating system.

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

Using identify mode

Report the data format of the dataset file by using the identify mode and specifying a data file name:

$ gdalmanage identify NE1_50M_SR_W.tif
NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff


Recursive mode will scan subfolders and report the data format:

$ gdalmanage identify -r 50m_raster/
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.jpg: JPEG
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.png: PNG
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_20pct.tif: GTiff
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_band1.tif: GTiff
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_print.png: PNG
NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.aux: HFA
NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub.tif: GTiff
NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub2.tif: GTiff


Using copy mode

Copy the dataset:

$ gdalmanage copy NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_copy.tif


Using rename mode

Rename dataset:

$ gdalmanage rename NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_rename.tif


Using delete mode

Delete the dataset:

gdalmanage delete NE1_50M_SR_W.tif


Author

Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com>

Copyright

1998-2026

June 10, 2026