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NNAAMMEE
       _v_._i_n_f_o  - Outputs basic information about a user-specified
       vector map layer.
       _(_G_R_A_S_S _V_e_c_t_o_r _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_)

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       vv..iinnffoo

       vv..iinnffoo hheellpp

       vv..iinnffoo iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN _v_._i_n_f_o reports some basic information about a
       user-specified vector map layer and the	topology  status.
       This  map  layer  must  exist in the user's current mapset
       search path.  Information about the map's boundaries, pro-
       jection,  data  type,  topology presence, category number,
       number of lines, areas and islands, data base location and
       mapset,	and  history  are put into a table and written to
       standard output.  The types of information listed can also
       be  found  in the cats, cellhd, and hist directories under
       the mapset in which the named map is stored.


       The program will be  run  non-interactively  if	the  user
       specifies  the  name  of a vector map layer on the command
       line, using the form:


       _v_._i_n_f_o _i_n_p_u_t_=_n_a_m_e


       where _i_n_p_u_t is the name of a vector map layer on which the
       user  seeks  information.   The	user can save the tabular
       output to a file by using the UNIX  redirection	mechanism
       (>);  for  example,  the  user  might save a report on the
       _s_t_r_e_a_m_s map layer in a file called _s_t_r_e_a_m_._r_p_t  by  typing:
       rr..iinnffoo iinnppuutt==_s_t_r_e_a_m_s > _s_t_r_e_a_m_._r_p_t

       Alternately,  the  user can simply type _v_._i_n_f_o on the com-
       mand line, without program arguments. In  this  case,  the
       user  will  be prompted for the name of a vector map layer
       using the standard GRASS _p_a_r_s_e_r interface.   The  user  is
       asked whether he wishes to print the report and/or save it
       in a file.  If saved, the report is stored in a user-named
       file in the user's home directory.

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