db.columns(1)

NAME
db.columns - list all columns for a given table.

KEYWORDS
database, SQL

SYNOPSIS
db.columns
db.columns help
db.columns table=string [driver=string] [database=string]

  Parameters:

table=string
    table name

driver=string
    driver name Options: dbf,pg,ogr

database=string
    database name

DESCRIPTION
db.columns lists all columns for a give table. Connection to databases are supported through dbf, shp, odbc and pg drivers.

NOTE
If parameters for database connection are already set with db.connect, they are taken as default values and do not need to be spcified each time.

EXAMPLE
List columns from PostgreSQL attribute table
db.columns table=markveggy driver=pg database=grass60test

If database parameters are already set
db.columns table=markveggy

List columns from Shape file with DBF attribute table
db.columns table=network driver=dbf database=/daten/grassdata/fire/PERMANENT/dbf/

SEE ALSO
db.connect, db.describe, db.drivers, db.droptable, db.execute, db.login, db.tables, GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR
Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2005/12/10 17:49:50 $

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