## DESCRIPTION

r.pack collects raster map elements and support files and compressed them using gzip algorithm for copying. The packed file can be afterwards unpacked by r.unpack.

## NOTES

Name of the pack file is determined by default from input parameter. Optionaly the name can be given by output parameter. Currently only 2D raster maps are supported.

## EXAMPLE

Pack up raster map aspect into aspect.pack file.

    r.pack input=aspect

the raster map can be afterwards unpacked by

    r.unpack input=aspect.pack

## SEE ALSO

r.unpack, r.in.gdal

## AUTHORS

Original Bash script written by Hamish Bowman, Otago University, New Zealand
Converted to Python and updated for GRASS 7 by Martin Landa, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic

Last changed: $Date$