db.test(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 db.test(1) — the GRASS GIS User's Manual page, but make it a group chat 💖

okay bestie so this is db.test, straight outta the GRASS GIS User's Manual, section 1, and it is exactly the low-key little vibe-check tool you want when your database setup is giving nothing and you need to know if it's actually working. it tests your database driver. that's the whole job. she's small, she's focused, she ate. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

db.test — test database driver, database must exist and set by db.connect.

🌸 KEYWORDS 🌸

database, attribute table

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

db.test
db.test --help
db.test test=string  [--help]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

💅 Flags:

  • --help — prints the usage summary for you, no cap
  • --verbose — verbose module output, i.e. she talks more 🌈
  • --quiet — quiet module output, i.e. she's on mute 🤫
  • --ui — force launching the GUI dialog, main character window energy 👑

🍓 Parameters:

  • test=string [required] — the test name. literally required, don't skip it.
    • Options: test1

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so here's the tea, bestie: db.test tests your database driver and your database server by running a set of SQL queries. it's giving "are you actually there or are you ghosting me" energy. 🔥

⚠️ important!! the database has to exist, and the connection has to be set by db.connect first. no connection, no test, no slay. set it up before you come to her.

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

want to test your current SQL backend driver? say less:

db.connect -p
db.test test=test1

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

GRASS SQL interface, db.connect, db.describe, db.drivers

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Radim Blazek

⭐ SOURCE CODE ⭐

available at: db.test source code (history)

accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:41:51 2026

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