r.unpack(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 r.unpack(1) — the GRASS GIS User's Manual glow-up 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the r.unpack(1) page 💅 it lives in the GRASS GIS User's Manual and it's literally the cutest little unzipper for raster maps, no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

r.unpack — imports a GRASS GIS specific raster archive file (packed with r.pack) as a raster map 🎀

🏷️ KEYWORDS 🏷️

raster, import, copying

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

r.unpack
r.unpack --help
r.unpack [-op] input=name.pack  [output=name]   [--overwrite]  [--help]
[--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

🦋 Flags 🦋

  • -o — Override projection check (use current project's CRS). It's giving "assume the dataset has the same coordinate reference system as the current project" 🙈 basically you're telling it to trust you. Use with intention, bestie.
  • -p — Print projection information of input pack file and exit. Just a lil peek, then she's out the door ✨
  • --overwrite — Allow output files to overwrite existing files. Bold move, but okay 👑
  • --help — Print usage summary. Your emergency hotline 🫶
  • --verbose — Verbose module output. She's talking a LOT and honestly? we love that 💬
  • --quiet — Quiet module output. Shhh 🤫
  • --ui — Force launching GUI dialog. For when you want the clicky version 🖱️

🍓 Parameters 🍓

  • input=name.pack [required] — Name of input pack file. You literally cannot skip this one, it's the whole point 💀
  • output=name — Name for output raster map (default: taken from input file internals). Leave it blank and she'll pick a name from the pack file's own guts, iconic 🎀

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

r.unpack allows unpacking raster maps packed by r.pack. That's it. That's the whole vibe. Pack it up, unpack it back 🌈

⭐ NOTES ⭐

Name of the raster map is determined by default from pack file internals. Optionally the name can be given by output parameter. Currently only 2D raster maps are supported. So if you were hoping for some 3D situation… not today bestie 😭 2D only, periodt.

🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

Pack up raster map aspect into aspect.pack file.

r.pack input=aspect

the raster map can be afterwards unpacked by

r.unpack input=aspect.pack

ate. no crumbs. 💅

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

r.pack, r.in.gdal, v.pack

🫶 AUTHORS 🫶

Original Bash script written by Hamish Bowman, Otago University, New Zealand as GRASS AddOns

Converted to Python and updated for GRASS 7 by Martin Landa, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic

shoutout to the devs fr fr, absolute legends 🧚

💻 SOURCE CODE 💻

Available at: r.unpack source code (history)

Accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:41:52 2026

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