v.out.ascii(1)	       Grass User's Manual	   v.out.ascii(1)



NNAAMMEE
       vv..oouutt..aasscciiii   -	Converts  a binary GRASS vector map layer
       into an ASCII GRASS vector map layer.
       _(_G_R_A_S_S _V_e_c_t_o_r _D_a_t_a _E_x_p_o_r_t _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_)

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       vv..oouutt..aasscciiii
       vv..oouutt..aasscciiii hheellpp
       vv..oouutt..aasscciiii iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e oouuttppuutt==_n_a_m_e

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _v_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i converts a GRASS vector map in  binary  format
       to a GRASS vector map in ASCII format.


       The program can be run non-interactively if the user spec-
       ifies all needed program arguments on the command line, in
       the form vv..oouutt..aasscciiii iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e oouuttppuutt==_n_a_m_e


   PPaarraammeetteerrss::
       iinnppuutt==_n_a_m_e
	      Name  of	the  binary GRASS vector input file to be
	      converted to ASCII format.

       oouuttppuutt==_n_a_m_e
	      Name of the ASCII GRASS vector output file.



       If the user runs _v_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i without giving the	names  of
       an  input and output file on the command line, the program
       will prompt the user for these names.

NNOOTTEESS
       The GRASS program  _v_._i_n_._a_s_c_i_i  performs	the  function  of
       _v_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i  in reverse; i.e., it converts vector files in
       ASCII format to their binary format.  These two	companion
       programs  are useful both for importing and exporting vec-
       tor files between GRASS and other software, and for trans-
       ferring data between machines.


       The  output  from _v_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i will be placed in the user's
       current mapset under the _$_L_O_C_A_T_I_O_N_/_d_i_g___a_s_c_i_i directory.


       _v_._o_u_t_._a_s_c_i_i does not copy  the  _d_i_g___c_a_t_s  file  associated
       with  the  binary  vector _i_n_p_u_t map to the new _o_u_t_p_u_t file
       name.  The user must copy the _d_i_g___c_a_t_s  file  to  the  new
       _o_u_t_p_u_t  name  if  this is desired (e.g., using the UNIX _c_p
       command).

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _v_._d_i_g_i_t_, _v_._i_m_p_o_r_t_, _v_._i_n_._a_s_c_i_i_, _v_._s_u_p_p_o_r_t

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       Michael	Higgins,  U.S.	Army   Construction   Engineering
       Research Laboratory
       James   Westervelt,  U.S.  Army	Construction  Engineering
       Research Laboratory

       _L_a_s_t _c_h_a_n_g_e_d_: _$_D_a_t_e_: _2_0_0_2_/_0_1_/_2_5 _0_5_:_4_5_:_3_5 _$



GRASS 5.0					   v.out.ascii(1)
