v.db.select(1)

NAME
v.db.select - Prints vector map attributes.

KEYWORDS
vector, attribute table, database, SQL

SYNOPSIS
v.db.select
v.db.select --help
v.db.select [-rcvf] map=name [layer=string] [columns=name[,name,...]] [where=sql_query] [group=string] [separator=character] [vertical_separator=character] [null_value=string] [file=name] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

  Flags:

-r
    Print minimal region extent of selected vector features instead of attributes

-c
    Do not include column names in output

-v
    Vertical output (instead of horizontal)

-f
    Exclude attributes not linked to features

--overwrite
    Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--help
    Print usage summary

--verbose
    Verbose module output

--quiet
    Quiet module output

--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

  Parameters:

map=name [required]
    Name of vector map
    Or data source for direct OGR access

layer=string
    Layer number or name
    Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
    Default: 1

columns=name[,name,...]
    Name of attribute column(s)

where=sql_query
    WHERE conditions of SQL statement without ’where’ keyword
    Example: income < 1000 and population >= 10000

group=string
    GROUP BY conditions of SQL statement without ’group by’ keyword

separator=character
    Field separator
    Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline
    Default: pipe

vertical_separator=character
    Output vertical record separator
    Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline

null_value=string
    String representing NULL value

file=name
    Name for output file (if omitted or "-" output to stdout)

DESCRIPTION
v.db.select prints attributes of a vector map from one or several user selected attribute table columns.

EXAMPLES
All examples are based on the North Carolina sample dataset.

  Select and show entire table

v.db.select map=roadsmajor
cat|MAJORRDS_|ROAD_NAME|MULTILANE|PROPYEAR|OBJECTID|SHAPE_LEN
1|1|NC-50|no|0|1|4825.369405
2|2|NC-50|no|0|2|14392.589058
3|3|NC-98|no|0|3|3212.981242
4|4|NC-50|no|0|4|13391.907552
...

  Select and show single column from table
Note: multiple columns can be specified as comma separated list.

v.db.select map=roadsmajor column=ROAD_NAME
NC-50
NC-50
NC-98
NC-50
NC-98
...

  Print region extent of selected vector features

v.db.select -r map=roadsmajor where="ROAD_NAME = ’NC-98’"
n=248425.389891
s=245640.640081
w=635906.517653
e=661979.801880

  Select empty vector features (no data entries)

v.db.select geonames_wake where="ALTERNATEN IS NULL"
cat|GEONAMEID|NAME|ASCIINAME|ALTERNATEN|FEATURECLA|FEATURECOD|...
8|4498303|West Raleigh|West Raleigh||P|PPL|US||NC|338759|123|...
14|4459467|Cary|Cary||P|PPL|US||NC|103945|146|152|America/Iqaluit|...
31|4452808|Apex|Apex||P|PPL|US||NC|30873|167|134|America/Iqaluit|...
...

  Select not empty vector features (no data entries)

v.db.select geonames_wake where="ALTERNATEN IS NOT NULL"
cat|GEONAMEID|NAME|ASCIINAME|ALTERNATEN|FEATURECLA|FEATURECOD|...
9|4487042|Raleigh|Raleigh|Raleigh,...
31299|4487056|Raleigh-Durham Airport|Raleigh-Durham Airport|...
...

  Select features with distinct road names

v.db.select map=roadsmajor columns=ROAD_NAME group=ROAD_NAME
ROAD_NAME
I-40
I-440
I-540
NC-231
NC-39
NC-42
...

It is also possible to combine with where option

v.db.select map=roadsmajor columns=ROAD_NAME,MULTILANE group=ROAD_NAME where=’ROAD_NAME is not null’
ROAD_NAME|MULTILANE
I-40|yes
I-440|yes
I-540|yes
NC-231|no
NC-39|no
NC-42|no
NC-50|no
NC-54|no
NC-55|no
NC-96|no
NC-97|no
NC-98|no
US-1|
US-401|no
US-64|yes
US-70|yes

It can also use more columns in group option

v.db.select map=roadsmajor columns=ROAD_NAME,MULTILANE group=ROAD_NAME,MULTILANE where=’ROAD_NAME is not null’
ROAD_NAME|MULTILANE
I-40|yes
I-440|yes
I-540|yes
NC-231|no
NC-39|no
NC-42|no
NC-50|no
NC-54|no
NC-55|no
NC-96|no
NC-97|no
NC-98|no
US-1|
US-1|yes
US-401|no
US-401|yes
US-64|yes
US-70|yes

SEE ALSO
db.select

AUTHORS
Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
Minimal region extent added by Martin Landa, FBK-irst (formerly ITC-irst), Trento, Italy (2008/08)
Group option added by Luca Delucchi, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy (2015/12)

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.db.select source code (history)

Accessed: Friday Nov 14 04:25:18 2025

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