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 specifies 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 vector 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 Labora-
       tory

       _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)
