## DESCRIPTION

db.out.ogr exports GRASS GIS attribute tables into various formats as supported by the OGR driver on the local system (CSV, DBF, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, ODBC, etc.).

The output parameter is used to define the output file name (if the path is not defined, the module will attempt to write to the current directory). In case of a database connection as output, the connection string has to be specified.

The layer parameter is needed if the attribute table to be exported is linked as non-default layer to a vector map.

## EXAMPLES

### Export of GRASS GIS attribute table to a CSV table file (default format)

    db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.csv

### Export of a GRASS GIS attribute table to a DBF table

    db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals output=precip_30ynormals.dbf format=DBF

### Export of GRASS GIS attribute table into a PostgreSQL table

    db.out.ogr input=precip_30ynormals \
    	   output="PG:host=localhost dbname=meteo user=neteler" \
               format=PostgreSQL
    # verify
    echo "SELECT * FROM precip_30ynormals" | psql meteo

## SEE ALSO

db.tables

GRASS SQL interface

## AUTHORS

Markus Neteler
Converted to Python by Glynn Clements

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