GDAL-DATASET(1)

💖 gdal-dataset — your lil' bestie for dataset management 💖

GDAL manual, bestie. Yes, the whole GDAL thing. Sit down, hydrate, we're learning.

Added in version 3.12 ✨

gdal dataset can do a whole bunch of operations on data files, depending on which operation you pick. That includes identifying data types and deleting, renaming or copying the files. It's giving ✨personal assistant but for files✨.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Usage: gdal dataset <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]
where <SUBCOMMAND> is one of:
  - check:    Check whether there are errors when reading the content of a dataset.
  - copy:     Copy files of a dataset. (alias: cp)
  - delete:   Delete dataset(s). (alias: rm, remove)
  - identify: Identify driver opening dataset(s).
  - rename:   Rename files of a dataset. (alias: ren, mv)

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]

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🦋 SUB-COMMANDS (the actual menu, no cap) 🦋

So like, <SUBCOMMAND> is the main character here. Pick one 👇

• check — Check whether there are errors when reading the content of a dataset. 👀
• copy — Copy files of a dataset. (alias: cp) 📋
• delete — Delete dataset(s). (alias: rm, remove) 💀
• identify — Identify driver opening dataset(s). 🔍
• rename — Rename files of a dataset. (alias: ren, mv) ✏️

🌈 Common Options (these hit different) 🌈

Every subcommand gets these, fr fr:

• -h, --help — Display help message and exit. Your safety net bestie 🫶
• --json-usage — Display usage as JSON document and exit. For the machine-readable girlies 🤖
• --config <KEY>=<VALUE> — Configuration option [may be repeated]. Yes queen, stack 'em up, repeat as many times as you need 💅

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✨ AVAILABLE SUB-COMMANDS ✨

Lowkey the same list but it's the official roll call, so here it is, iconic behavior:

• gdal dataset identify — Identify driver opening dataset(s)
• gdal dataset check — Check whether there are errors when reading the content of a dataset.
• gdal dataset copy — Copy files of a dataset.
• gdal dataset rename — Rename files of a dataset.
• gdal dataset delete — Delete dataset(s)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com> — absolute legend, we stan 🫡💜

🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

1998-2026

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Reminder bestie: the vibes are cute but the flags are literal. Copy them character for character. No improvising, no cap. 🧚

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mwah 💖 that's the whole page. Written under the GDAL source, version of Aug 18, 2026. Go touch some datasets (respectfully). 🌸🦋⭐