t.rename(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 t.rename — bestie, let's rename a whole space time dataset 💖

okay so this page is from the GRASS GIS User's Manual (yes, t.rename(1), we're in the temporal section, it's giving very niche and very powerful 💅). Settle in, hydrate, and let's go.

✨ NAME ✨

t.rename — renames a space time dataset. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it flawlessly 🫶

🎀 KEYWORDS 🎀

temporal, map management, rename, time — literally the vibe tags of this module ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

t.rename
t.rename --help
t.rename input=name output=name  [type=name]   [--overwrite]  [--help]
[--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

🦋 Flags:

  • --overwrite — allow output files to overwrite existing files (so if something's already sitting at that name, she'll just bulldoze it, respectfully 💀)
  • --help — prints the usage summary, the classic "wait what do I type" button 🙈
  • --verbose — verbose module output, aka she tells you EVERYTHING about what she's doing 🗣️
  • --quiet — quiet module output, aka she does the job and says nothing, icon behaviour 💜
  • --ui — force launching the GUI dialog, for the visual girlies 🎨

⭐ Parameters:

  • input=name [required] — name of the input space time dataset (the one you're renaming FROM, bestie, don't skip this one)
  • output=name [required] — name of the output space time dataset (the new glow-up name ✨)
  • type=name — type of the input space time dataset
    • Options: strds, stvds, str3ds
    • Default: strds

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

the t.rename module renames space time datasets of different types (STRDS, STVDS, STR3DS) and — this is the part people sleep on — it updates the space time dataset register entries of the registered maps. so it's not just a cosmetic name swap, she goes in and fixes the receipts too. main character energy fr fr 👑

🔥 NOTES 🔥

heads up bestie: renaming of space time datasets works only for SQLite based temporal databases. no SQLite, no rename. periodt.

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

a new vector space time dataset will be created, renamed, and in the end removed — a full little life cycle, honestly kind of poetic 😭

# Create new and empty STVDS
t.create type=stvds output=toberenamed semantictype=mean \
  title="Example to rename" \
  description="This is an example just to show how rename"
t.rename input=toberenamed output=newname type=stvds
t.remove input=newname type=stvds

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

t.create, t.support, t.register — go read these too, they're the friend group 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Sören Gebbert, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture — thank you for your service 🫡💖

🌟 SOURCE CODE 🌟

Available at: t.rename source code (history)

Accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:41:54 2026

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🎀 this was t.rename(1) from GRASS 8.4.2 — go forth and rename your datasets, you absolute legend 💅✨🦋

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