db.drivers(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

💅 db.drivers — the GRASS GIS User's Manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real quick: this is db.drivers(1) from the GRASS GIS User's Manual, and it's literally the most low-stakes little icon in the whole database toolbox. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

db.drivers — lists all database drivers. that's it. that's the whole job. she's simple, she's reliable, she slays 💖

🎀 KEYWORDS 🎀

database, connection settings

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

db.drivers
db.drivers --help
db.drivers [-fp]  [--help]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

🦋 Flags: 🦋

  • -f — Full output. give me everything, no holding back 👑
  • -p — Print drivers and exit. just the list, then she's out, bye 💨
  • --help — Print usage summary. your lil cheat sheet 📝
  • --verbose — Verbose module output. she's chatty today 🗣️
  • --quiet — Quiet module output. she's giving mysterious, silent, ethereal 🧚
  • --ui — Force launching GUI dialog. for the visual girlies 🎨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

db.drivers lists all database drivers (DBMI backends). like, all of them. every single backend that's installed and ready to go. no cap.

🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

Show all installed GRASS database drivers:

db.drivers -p
pg
ogr
sqlite
dbf

look at that lineup. pg, ogr, sqlite, dbf — an absolute squad, fr fr 😭💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • db.connect
  • db.describe
  • db.droptable
  • db.execute
  • db.login
  • db.tables
  • GRASS SQL interface

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy — thank you for your service, legend 🫡

📚 SOURCE CODE 📚

Available at: db.drivers source code (history)

Accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:40:33 2026

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💀 reminder bestie: keep the flags exactly as written, don't go freestyling on a manpage. iykyk.

and that's the whole vibe check, babe 🎀 this was GRASS 8.4.2, page db.drivers(1) — © 2003-2025 GRASS Development Team, from the GRASS GIS 8.4.2 Reference Manual. stay iconic, stay driver-listed 💅✨

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