gdalmanage − Identify, delete, rename and copy raster data files.
Usage: gdalmanage [−−help] [−−help−general] <mode> [−r] [−u] [−f <format>] <datasetname> [<newdatasetname>]
The gdalmanage program can perform various operations on raster data files, depending on the chosen mode. This includes identifying raster data types and deleting, renaming or copying the files.
<mode> |
Mode of operation |
identify <datasetname>:
List data format of file.
copy <datasetname> <newdatasetname>:
Create a copy of the raster file with a new name.
rename <datasetname> <newdatasetname>:
Change the name of the raster file.
delete <datasetname>:
Delete raster file.
−r |
Recursively scan files/folders for raster files. |
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−u |
Report failures if file type is unidentified. |
−f <format>
Specify format of raster file if unknown by the application. Uses short data format name (e.g. GTiff).
<datasetname>
Raster file to operate on.
<newdatasetname>
For copy and rename modes, you provide a source filename and a target filename, just like copy and move commands in an operating system.
Report the data format of the raster file by using the identify mode and specifying a data file name:
$ gdalmanage identify NE1_50M_SR_W.tif NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff
Recursive mode will scan subfolders and report the data format:
$ gdalmanage identify −r 50m_raster/ NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.jpg: JPEG NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m.png: PNG NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_20pct.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_band1.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_print.png: PNG NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.aux: HFA NE1_50M_SR_W/NE1_50M_SR_W.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub.tif: GTiff NE1_50M_SR_W/ne1_50m_sub2.tif: GTiff
Copy the raster data:
$ gdalmanage copy NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_copy.tif
Rename raster data:
$ gdalmanage rename NE1_50M_SR_W.tif ne1_rename.tif
Delete the raster data:
gdalmanage delete NE1_50M_SR_W.tif
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