gdal-raster-overview-delete - Delete overviews of a raster dataset

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  EXAMPLES  Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.  AUTHOR  COPYRIGHT 

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NAME

gdal-raster-overview-delete − Delete overviews of a raster dataset

Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal raster overview delete [OPTIONS] <DATASET>

Deleting overviews.

Positional arguments:
−−dataset <DATASET> Dataset (to be updated in−place, unless −−read−only) [required]

Common Options:
−h, −−help Display help message and exit
−−json−usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
−−config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
−−progress Display progress bar

Options:
−−external Delete external overviews

Advanced Options:
−−oo, −−open−option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]

DESCRIPTION

gdal raster overview delete can be used to delete all existing overviews of a dataset.

NOTE:

For most file formats (including GeoTIFF or GeoPackage), the space previously occupied by the removed overviews may not be reclaimed. It might be needed for use gdal raster convert to create a new compact dataset.

−−dataset <DATASET>

Dataset name, to be updated in−place by default (unless −−external is specified). Required.

−−external

Remove external .ovr overviews.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.

gdal raster overview delete my.tif

AUTHOR

Even Rouault <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2025

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