Geografic-Information-System/scripts/v.pack/v.pack.html

<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>

<em>v.pack</em> collects vector map elements and support files and
compressed them using <em>gzip</em> algorithm for copying. The packed
file can be afterwards unpacked
by <em><a href="v.unpack.html">v.unpack</a></em>.

<h2>NOTES</h2>

Name of the pack file is determined by default from <b>input</b>
parameter. Optionaly the name can be given by <b>output</b> parameter.

<h2>EXAMPLE</h2>

Pack up vector map <i>random_point</i> into <i>random_point.pack</i> file.

<div class="code"><pre>
v.pack input=random_point
</pre></div>

the vector map can be afterwards unpacked by

<div class="code"><pre>
v.unpack input=random_point.pack
</pre></div>

<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>

<em>
  <a href="v.unpack.html">v.unpack</a>,
  <a href="v.in.ogr.html">v.in.ogr</a>
</em>

<h2>AUTHORS</h2>

Luca Delucchi, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the <em>r.pack</em> code