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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ binary format. The module may import two formats:
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<ul>
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<li><b>standard</b> contains all data types, each coordinate on one row</li>
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<li><b>point</b> (default) reads only points, each point defined on
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- one row. Values are separated by a user definable deliminator. If
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+ one row. Values are separated by a user-definable delimiter. If
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the <b>columns</b> option is not defined, default names are used. It
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is possible to specify the column order for the x,y,z coordinates
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and category values.</li>
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The field separator may be a character, the word '<tt>tab</tt>'
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or '<tt>comma</tt>' (or ',') for a comma.
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<p>
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-Attribute table is only created if it is needed, i.e. when at
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+An attribute table is only created if it is needed, i.e. when at
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least one attribute column is present in the input file besides
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geometry columns. The attribute column will be auto-scanned for type, but
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may be explicitly declared along with the geometry columns using the
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@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ or within a subregion (the <b>-r</b> flag) before resorting the to
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disabling of topology.
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<p>
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-A GRASS ASCII vector map (in <B>standard format</B> mode) may contain a mix
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+A GRASS ASCII vector map (in <b>standard format</b> mode) may contain a mix
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of primitives including points, lines, boundaries, centroids, areas,
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faces, and kernels.
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<!--This format is described in the
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<a HREF="http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/~checkout~/grass6/doc/vector/vector.html#ascii">GRASS
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-Vector ASCII Format Specification</a>.--> On top a header can be
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-defined (see example below). The header is not required if
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-the <b>-n</b> flag is used.
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+Vector ASCII Format Specification</a>.--> The GRASS ASCII vector format
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+may contain a header with various metadata (see example below).
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+The header is not required if the <b>-n</b> flag is used.
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<p>The header is similar as the head file of vector binary format but
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contains bounding box also. Key words are:
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@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ cut -d<the_field_separator_character> -f<comma-separated_list_of_column
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<h3>Example 1a) - standard format mode</h3>
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Sample ASCII polygon vector map for 'standard' format mode.
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-The two areas will be assigned categories 20 and 21. It is
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-not necessary to pad each coordinate line with spaces.
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+The two areas will be assigned categories 20 and 21.
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The example can be tested in the Spearfish sample dataset:
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<p>
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<div class="code"><pre>
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@@ -229,8 +228,10 @@ C 1 1
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</pre></div>
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<h3>Example 1b) - standard format mode</h3>
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-Sample ASCII 3D line vector map for 'standard' format mode with simplified input
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-(no header). The example can be tested in the Spearfish sample dataset:
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+Sample ASCII 3D line vector map for 'standard' format mode with simplified input.
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+Note the <b>-z</b> flag indicating 3D vector input, and the <b>-n</b> flag
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+indicating no vector header should be expected from the input file.
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+The example can be tested in the Spearfish sample dataset:
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<div class="code"><pre>
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echo "L 5 1
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@@ -357,13 +358,13 @@ cat $MAPSET/group/$GROUP/POINTS | v.in.ascii out=$GROUP_gcp fs=space skip=3 \
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<a HREF="db.execute.html">db.execute</a>,
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<a HREF="r.in.ascii.html">r.in.ascii</a>,
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<a HREF="r.in.xyz.html">r.in.xyz</a>,
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-<a HREF="v.db.connect.html">v.db.connect</a>,
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-<a HREF="v.out.ascii.html">v.out.ascii</a>,
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-<a HREF="v.info.html">v.info</a>,
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<a HREF="v.build.html">v.build</a>,
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<a HREF="v.build.polylines.html">v.build.polylines</a>,
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<a HREF="v.centroids.html">v.centroids</a>,
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-<a HREF="v.clean.html">v.clean</a>
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+<a HREF="v.clean.html">v.clean</a>,
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+<a HREF="v.db.connect.html">v.db.connect</a>,
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+<a HREF="v.info.html">v.info</a>,
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+<a HREF="v.out.ascii.html">v.out.ascii</a>,
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</em>
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<h2>AUTHORS</h2>
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