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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.

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
       1998-2025

                                 June 25, 2025                   GDALMANAGE(1)