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NNAAMMEE
       _v_._o_u_t_._s_h_a_p_e - export GRASS vector files to SHAPE



SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       vv..oouutt..sshhaappee    map=_n_a_m_e type=_a_r_e_a_,_l_i_n_e_,_p_o_i_n_t   mapset=_n_a_m_e
       cats=_[_s_t_r_i_n_g_]_,_i_n_t_e_g_e_r_,_f_l_o_a_t    prefix=_n_a_m_e    log=_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
       table=_n_a_m_e key=_n_a_m_e



DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       vv..oouutt..sshhaappee will export GRASS vectors files to ESRI Shape-
       file format.





OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       Flags:



       _-_a Restrict lines exported to arcs of type area-edge



       _-_l Restrict lines exported to arcs of type line




   PPaarraammeetteerrss::
       mmaapp==_n_a_m_e
	      name of input vector  map.  Must	be  level  2.(Run
	      v.support option=build)

       ttyyppee==_o_p_t_i_o_n
	      coverage type.
	      OOppttiioonnss: area, line, point

       mmaappsseett==_n_a_m_e
	      name of mapset containing vector file (default cur-
	      rent).

       ccaattss==_o_p_t_i_o_n
	      If category support is available, a third field  is
	      generated  containing  data  of  the selected type.
	      Note `float' uses a double precision number. Other-
	      wise ignored.
	      OOppttiioonnss: none(default),string,integer,float.

       pprreeffiixx==_n_a_m_e
	      prefix  for SHAPE output filenames. Default is name
	      of vector map.

       lloogg==_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
	      choose a logfile. If the	file  cannot  be  opened,
	      standard error stream is used.

       ttaabbllee==_n_a_m_e
	      name of database table used as attributes source.

       kkeeyy==_n_a_m_e
	      key  column  in  table  used  for  linking  rows to
	      shapes.




NNOOTTEESS
       The vector file export program, v.out.shape,  will  prompt
       you  to	enter  the  name  of  a  GRASS	vector file to be
       exported to SHAPE and for various options, see above.

       A GRASS vector file to be exported to  SHAPE  may  contain
       POINT, LINE and POLYGON coverage. If you select more types
       for conversion, more layers  will  be  produced	with  the
       appended  suffixes  __lliinnee, __ppooiinntt and __aarreeaa. Lines used as
       area edges however are not duplicated in the lines  layer.
       If one layer is empty the unused files are deleted.


       If  _t_a_b_l_e_=  option  is  specified, dbf table structure and
       data is used for output dbf table. _k_e_y_= option is name  of
       column  used  as  link  between table rows and GRASS cate-
       gories. Database connection must be established by db.con-
       nect first. Supported column types are numbers and strings
       (int, double, char, varchar,...). Time and other types are
       not supported.

BBUUGGSS
       If data are read from table, problem with char and varchar
       column types may occur. For example for MySQL column width
       is  set	according to first record instead of column size.
       PostgreSQL tables are OK. Problem is in	ODBC  driver  and
       database specific drivers.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _m_._i_n_._e_0_0_, _v_._o_u_t_._e_0_0_, _v_._o_u_t_._d_l_g_, _d_b_._c_o_n_n_e_c_t



AAUUTTHHOORR
       David D. Gray



       Depends on shapelib-1.2.8 or later by Frank Warmerdam.


       DBMI support by Radim Blazek



GRASS 5.0					   v.out.shape(1)
