v.unpack(1grass)

💖 v.unpack 💖

okay bestie, listen up — this is the GRASS manual page for v.unpack, and yes we're doing this together, hand in hand 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

v.unpack — literally imports a GRASS specific vector archive file (one that got packed with v.pack, duh) and turns it back into a vector map. it's giving unzip but make it vector 💅

🌸 KEYWORDS 🌸

vector, import, copying — that's the vibe check, periodt

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

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⭐ FLAGS ⭐

• -o — Override projection check (use current projects's CRS). like, it assumes the dataset has the same coordinate reference system as the current project. bold of it but ok 💀
• -p — Print projection information of input pack file and exit. read it and leave, no notes ✨
• --overwrite — Allow output files to overwrite existing files. yes bestie it will actually replace them, be careful 🫣
• --help — Print usage summary
• --verbose — Verbose module output. it will yap, and we love that for it
• --quiet — Quiet module output. shhh 🤫
• --ui — Force launching GUI dialog. main character GUI energy 👑

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🦋 PARAMETERS 🦋

• input=name.pack [required] — Name of input pack file. you gotta give it this one, no skipping, it's mandatory fr fr
• output=name — Name for output vector map
  • Default: taken from input file internals. so if you don't say anything it just figures it out itself, iconic behavior

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💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So like, v.unpack allows unpacking vector maps packed by v.pack. that's it, that's the whole thing. unpack the pack. reverse the yassification. 🔥

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🌈 NOTES 🌈

Name of the vector map is determined by default from pack file internals. Optionally the name can be given by output parameter. so either let it choose or you choose — your call bestie, both are valid 💖

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🍓 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

see? pack, unpack. balanced. as all things should be ✨

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

v.pack, v.in.ogr, r.pack

(the whole friend group honestly, go say hi)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Luca Delucchi, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the r.unpack code. king behavior, tysm for your service 🫡

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💀 SOURCE CODE 💀

Available at: v.unpack source code (history)

Latest change: Tuesday Nov 11 15:17:03 2025 in commit: 59f1608a354cb5e6c1a7a5cc477633b8632d1774

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© 2003-2026 GRASS Development Team, GRASS 8.5.0 Reference Manual

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and that's the whole page bestie 🎀 no cap. this was v.unpack(1grass) from GRASS 8.5.0 — go unpack something gorgeous, you got this 💅✨🦋