This is the command shpcreate that can be run in the OnWorks free hosting provider using one of our multiple free online workstations such as Ubuntu Online, Fedora Online, Windows online emulator or MAC OS online emulator
PROGRAM:
NAME
shpcreate - create an empty ESRI shapefile
SYNOPSIS
shpcreate shp_file [point|arc|polygon|multipoint]
DESCRIPTION
Creates an empty shapefile supporting shapes of the given type. Shapefiles actually
consist of two files with the same basename and extensions .shp and .shx (or .SHP and
.SHX) containing the shape data and shape index respectively. The files to create are
determined by first stripping any filename extension from shp_file and attempting to
create the files shp_file.shp or shp_file.SHP, and shp_file.shx or shp_file.SHX for the
respective data and index files. The supported values for the shapetype argument are:
point, arc, polygon, and multipoint.
OPTIONS
shp_file
the name of the shapefile to be created. Doesn´t need the extension
point|arc|polygon|multipoint
the type of shapefile that you wish to create. Must specify a valid option.
EXAMPLE
shpcreate testpolygon polygon
this will create a polygon shapefile named testpolygon (in fact testpolygon.shp and
testpolygon.shx will be created).
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful program execution.
1 Missing shp_file or shapetype argument.
2 Unknown shapetype.
3 Unable to create the shapefile.
DIAGNOSTICS
The following diagnostics may be issued on stdout:
Shape Type `shapetype´ not recognised.
Unable to create:shp_file
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