v.pack(1)

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version 8.4.2 · 8 versions
, in fedora 44

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

okay bestie, so this is v.pack, one of the icons of the GRASS GIS reference manual, and i'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

v.pack — Exports a vector map as GRASS GIS specific archive file 💅

🔑 KEYWORDS 🔑

vector, export, copying ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

v.pack
v.pack --help
v.pack [-c] input=name  [output=name]   [--overwrite]  [--help]
[--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

🎀 Flags 🎀

  • -c — Switch the compression off. like, turning the zip energy ALL the way down 🙈
  • --overwrite — Allow output files to overwrite existing files. yes it will genuinely replace them, so vibe check before you commit 👀
  • --help — Print usage summary. ur little cheat sheet bestie ✨
  • --verbose — Verbose module output. it tells you everything 💬
  • --quiet — Quiet module output. not me silencing the chatter 🤫
  • --ui — Force launching GUI dialog. for when you want the pretty buttons 🎀

🦋 Parameters 🦋

  • input=name [required] — Name of vector map to pack up. this one is mandatory, no skips allowed periodt 💅
  • output=name — Name for output file (default is <input>.pack). if you don't name it, it names itself, iconic behavior honestly 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so <pink>v.pack</pink> literally collects (packs) vector map elements and support files in the GRASS Database and creates a compressed file using the gzip algorithm 🧚

this file can be used to copy the vector map to another machine — like, it's the traveling fit, ready for a new home 🌈

and the packed file can be afterwards unpacked by <pink>v.unpack</pink> 💖

📝 NOTES 📝

Name of the pack file is determined by default from the input parameter. ✨

Optionally the name can be given by the output parameter. so you can name it yourself, main character energy 💅

🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

Pack up vector map random_point into random_point.pack file.

v.pack input=random_point

the vector map can be afterwards unpacked by

v.unpack input=random_point.pack

like, pack it up, ship it out, unpack it — the whole cycle, slay 🔥

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

v.unpack, v.in.ogr, g.copy, v.proj, r.unpack — go read these next bestie, they're all in the group chat 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Luca Delucchi, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the r.pack code 🎀

💻 SOURCE CODE 💻

Available at: v.pack source code (history)

Accessed: Saturday Jan 17 05:41:53 2026

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okay that's the whole thing, no cap, nothing skipped 💖 this was GRASS 8.4.2 energy, <pink>v.pack(1)</pink> was accessed Saturday Jan 17 05:41:53 2026, and the source lives at the v.pack source code (history) link above — go forth and pack ur vectors, bestie, i'm obsessed 🌸✨🦋

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