shp_doctor(1)

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version 5.1.0a · 6 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 shp_doctor — the manual page, but make it a group chat 💖

okay so bestie, we're reading the shp_doctor(1) man page together and honestly? it's giving SHAPEFILE glow-up energy. grab a boba, sit down, and let's go 🧚✨

✨ NAME ✨

shp_doctor — the analysis/sanitizing tool for SHAPEFILES 🩺💅

like. it's a doctor. for shapefiles. it checks their vibes and it cleans them up. no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

shp_doctor [-h] [-i pathname] [--analyze] [--ignore-shape-type]
           [--ignore-extent] [--ignore-shx] [-dbf]

look at her. look at the little flag lineup. iconic. every single one of those is explained below, so don't panic 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay fr fr: shp_doctor is an analysis/sanitizing tool for SHAPEFILES.

that's the whole pitch and honestly it ate 💅 it looks at your shapefile, tells you what's up, and helps you scrub the mess. main character energy, but for geometry.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

one bullet per flag, exactly as written, no skipping, no merging, periodt:

  • -h, --help — prints the help message 🫶 your lil "bestie what are you doing" button.
  • -i pathname, --in-path pathname — the SHP path (no suffix) or the full DBF path (that's the -dbf situation). so like, tell her where the file is and she'll handle it 💖
  • --analyze — perform analysis. and yes bestie, this is the default ✨ if you just run her with no extra vibes, she's analyzing.
  • --ignore-shape-type — ignore the entities' shape-type. like, she's gonna look past it, she has other things to worry about 💀
  • --ignore-extent — ignore coord consistency. coordinates can be messy and she's choosing peace 🌈
  • --ignore-shx — ignore the SHX file. that file said "not today" and she said "bet" 🙈
  • -dbf, --bare-dbf — bare DBF check. just the DBF, nothing else, stripped down, no extra fits 👑
⚠️ bestie warning vibe, but from the page itself: these are all options the manual lists, and the defaults are the defaults. don't go inventing behaviour that isn't written down. --analyze is the default, and the -i path is either the SHP path with no suffix or the full DBF path when you're in -dbf mode. that's the lore, fr fr 📖

and that's the entire page, no crumbs left behind, every flag accounted for 💜

sign-off time, my love: this page is shp_doctor(1), dated 9 February 2026, and that footer energy — shp_doctor(1) — is literally just her signing her name at the bottom like the queen she is 👑 bye bestie, go sanitize something gorgeous 🌸🦋✨

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