This is the command v.typegrass 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
v.type - Changes type of vector features.
KEYWORDS
vector, geometry, editing, area, line, point
SYNOPSIS
v.type
v.type --help
v.type input=name [layer=string] output=name from_type=string to_type=string
[--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]
Flags:
--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
Print usage summary
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output
--ui
Force launching GUI dialog
Parameters:
input=name [required]
Name of input vector map
Or data source for direct OGR access
layer=string
Layer number or name (’-1’ for all layers)
A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number
determines which table to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer
name.
Default: -1
output=name [required]
Name for output vector map
from_type=string [required]
Feature type to convert from
Options: point, line, boundary, centroid, face, kernel
Default: line
to_type=string [required]
Feature type to convert to
Options: point, line, boundary, centroid, face, kernel
Default: boundary
DESCRIPTION
v.type changes the type of geometry primitives.
EXAMPLES
Convert lines to area boundaries
v.type input=map_l output=map_b from_type=line to_type=boundary
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