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.TH "GDAL-VECTOR-EDIT" "1" "May 06, 2025" "" "GDAL"
.SH NAME
gdal-vector-edit \- Edit metadata of a vetor dataset
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Added in version 3.11.

.SH SYNOPSIS
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Usage: gdal vector edit [OPTIONS] <INPUT> <OUTPUT>

Edit metadata of a vector dataset.

Positional arguments:
  \-i, \-\-input <INPUT>                                  Input vector datasets [required]
  \-o, \-\-output <OUTPUT>                                Output vector dataset [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]
  \-\-progress                                           Display progress bar

Options:
  \-l, \-\-layer, \-\-input\-layer <INPUT\-LAYER>             Input layer name(s) [may be repeated]
  \-f, \-\-of, \-\-format, \-\-output\-format <OUTPUT\-FORMAT>  Output format (\(dqGDALG\(dq allowed)
  \-\-co, \-\-creation\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                Creation option [may be repeated]
  \-\-lco, \-\-layer\-creation\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>         Layer creation option [may be repeated]
  \-\-overwrite                                          Whether overwriting existing output is allowed
  \-\-update                                             Whether to open existing dataset in update mode
  \-\-overwrite\-layer                                    Whether overwriting existing layer is allowed
  \-\-append                                             Whether appending to existing layer is allowed
  \-\-output\-layer <OUTPUT\-LAYER>                        Output layer name
  \-\-active\-layer <ACTIVE\-LAYER>                        Set active layer (if not specified, all)
  \-\-geometry\-type <GEOMETRY\-TYPE>                      Layer geometry type
  \-\-crs <CRS>                                          Override CRS (without reprojection)
  \-\-metadata <KEY>=<VALUE>                             Add/update dataset metadata item [may be repeated]
  \-\-unset\-metadata <KEY>                               Remove dataset metadata item [may be repeated]
  \-\-layer\-metadata <KEY>=<VALUE>                       Add/update layer metadata item [may be repeated]
  \-\-unset\-layer\-metadata <KEY>                         Remove layer metadata item [may be repeated]

Advanced Options:
  \-\-if, \-\-input\-format <INPUT\-FORMAT>                  Input formats [may be repeated]
  \-\-oo, \-\-open\-option <KEY>=<VALUE>                    Open options [may be repeated]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBgdal vector edit\fP can be used to edit metadata of a vector dataset:
its CRS, the layer geometry type, dataset and layer metadata.
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\fBedit\fP can also be used as a step of \fI\%gdal vector pipeline\fP\&.
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Features are not modified.
.SS Standard options
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.B \-f, \-\-of, \-\-format, \-\-output\-format <OUTPUT\-FORMAT>
Which output vector format to use. Allowed values may be given by
\fBgdal \-\-formats | grep vector | grep rw | sort\fP
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.B \-\-co <NAME>=<VALUE>
Many formats have one or more optional dataset creation options that can be
used to control particulars about the file created. For instance,
the GeoPackage driver supports creation options to control the version.
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May be repeated.
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The dataset creation options available vary by format driver, and some
simple formats have no creation options at all. A list of options
supported for a format can be listed with the
\fI\%\-\-formats\fP
command line option but the documentation for the format is the
definitive source of information on driver creation options.
See \fI\%Vector drivers\fP format
specific documentation for legal creation options for each format.
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Note that dataset creation options are different from layer creation options.
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.B \-\-overwrite
Allow program to overwrite existing target file or dataset.
Otherwise, by default, \fBgdal\fP errors out if the target file or
dataset already exists.
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.B \-\-active\-layer <ACTIVE\-LAYER>
Set the active layer. When it is specified, only the layer specified by
its name will be subject to the processing. Other layers will be not
modified.
If this option is not specified, all layers will be subject to the
processing.
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.B \-\-geometry\-type <GEOMETRY\-TYPE>
Change the layer geometry type to be one of
\fBGEOMETRY\fP, \fBPOINT\fP, \fBLINESTRING\fP, \fBPOLYGON\fP, \fBMULTIPOINT\fP, \fBMULTILINESTRING\fP,
\fBMULTIPOLYGON\fP, \fBGEOMETRYCOLLECTION\fP, \fBCURVE\fP, \fBCIRCULARSTRING\fP, \fBCOMPOUNDCURVE\fP,
\fBSURFACE\fP, \fBCURVEPOLYGON\fP, \fBMULTICURVE\fP, \fBMULTISURFACE\fP, \fBPOLYHEDRALSURFACE\fP or \fBTIN\fP\&.
\fBZ\fP, \fBM\fP or \fBZM\fP suffixes can be appended to the above values to
indicate the dimensionality.
Note that feature geometries themselves are not modified. Thus this option
can be used to fix an inappropriate geometry type at the layer level.
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.B \-\-crs <CRS>
Override CRS, without reprojecting.
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The coordinate reference systems that can be passed are anything supported by the
\fI\%OGRSpatialReference::SetFromUserInput()\fP call, which includes EPSG Projected,
Geographic or Compound CRS (i.e. EPSG:4296), a well known text (WKT) CRS definition,
PROJ.4 declarations, or the name of a .prj file containing a WKT CRS definition.
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\fBnull\fP or \fBnone\fP can be specified to unset an existing CRS.
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.B \-\-metadata <KEY>=<VALUE>
Add/update metadata item, at the dataset level.
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.B \-\-unset\-metadata <KEY>
Remove metadata item, at the dataset level.
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.B \-\-layer\-metadata <KEY>=<VALUE>
Add/update metadata item, at the layer level.
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.B \-\-unset\-layer\-metadata <KEY>
Remove metadata item, at the layer level.
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.SS Advanced options
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.B \-\-oo <NAME>=<VALUE>
Dataset open option (format specific).
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May be repeated.
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.B \-\-if <format>
Format/driver name to be attempted to open the input file(s). It is generally
not necessary to specify it, but it can be used to skip automatic driver
detection, when it fails to select the appropriate driver.
This option can be repeated several times to specify several candidate drivers.
Note that it does not force those drivers to open the dataset. In particular,
some drivers have requirements on file extensions.
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May be repeated.
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.SH GDALG OUTPUT (ON-THE-FLY / STREAMED DATASET)
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This program supports serializing the command line as a JSON file using the \fBGDALG\fP output format.
The resulting file can then be opened as a vector dataset using the
\fI\%GDALG: GDAL Streamed Algorithm\fP driver, and apply the specified pipeline in a on\-the\-fly /
streamed way.
.SH EXAMPLES
.SS Example 1: Change the CRS of a GeoPackage file (without reprojecting it) and its geometry type
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$ gdal vector edit \-\-crs=EPSG:4326 \-\-geometry\-type=POLYGONZM in.gpkg out.gpkg \-\-overwrite
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.SH AUTHOR
Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
.SH COPYRIGHT
1998-2025
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