1db.connect(1)                 Grass User's Manual                db.connect(1)
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NAME

6       db.connect  - Prints/sets general DB connection for current mapset.
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KEYWORDS

9       database, attribute table, connection settings
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SYNOPSIS

12       db.connect
13       db.connect --help
14       db.connect  [-pgcd]   [driver=name]    [database=name]    [schema=name]
15       [group=string]   [--help]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]
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17   Flags:
18       -p
19           Print current connection parameters and exit
20           Substitute variables in database settings
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22       -g
23           Print current connection parameters using shell style and exit
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25       -c
26           Check connection parameters, set if uninitialized, and exit
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28       -d
29           Set from default settings and exit
30           Overwrite current settings if already initialized
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32       --help
33           Print usage summary
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35       --verbose
36           Verbose module output
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38       --quiet
39           Quiet module output
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41       --ui
42           Force launching GUI dialog
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44   Parameters:
45       driver=name
46           Name of database driver
47           Options: dbf, mesql, mysql, odbc, ogr, pg, sqlite
48           Default: sqlite
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50       database=name
51           Name of database
52           Default: $GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/sqlite/sqlite.db
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54       schema=name
55           Database schema
56           Do not use this option if schemas are not supported by driver/data‐
57           base server
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59       group=string
60           Default  group  of  database  users  to  which  select privilege is
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DESCRIPTION

64       db.connect allows the  user  to  set  database  connection  parameters.
65       These  parameters  are  then taken as default values by modules so that
66       the user does not need to enter the parameters each time.
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68       The default database backend in GRASS GIS 7 is SQLite.
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NOTES

71       Values are stored in the mapset’s  VAR  file;  the  connection  is  not
72       tested for validity.
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74       The -p flag will display the current connection parameters.
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76       The  -c flag will silently check if the connection parameters have been
77       set, and if not will set them to use GRASS’s default  values.   (useful
78       in scripts before you attempt to create a new database table)
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80       To  connect  a  vector  map  to  a  database table, use v.db.connect or
81       v.db.addtable.
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EXAMPLES

84   SQLite (default backend)
85       Local storage:
86       db.connect -d
87       db.connect -p
88       db.tables -p
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90       The SQLite database file is created automatically when used  the  first
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93       See SQLite database driver for details.
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95   PostgreSQL (local connection)
96       Local  storage,  database tables stored in database "mydb" (may require
97       the use of db.login):
98       db.connect driver=pg database=mydb
99       db.login user=myname pass=secret
100       db.connect -p
101       db.tables -p
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103       See PostgreSQL database driver for details.
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105   PostgreSQL (network connection)
106       Network storage, database tables stored in database "mydb" (may require
107       the use of db.login):
108       db.connect driver=pg database=mydb
109       db.login user=myname pass=secret host=myserver.com port=6666
110       db.connect -p
111       db.tables -p
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113       See PostgreSQL database driver for details.
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115   MySQL (local connection)
116       Local  storage,  database tables stored in database "mydb" (may require
117       the use of db.login):
118       db.connect driver=mysql database=mydb
119       db.login user=myname pass=secret
120       db.connect -p
121       db.tables -p
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123       See MySQL database driver for details.
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125   MySQL (network connection)
126       Network storage, database tables stored in database "mydb" (may require
127       the use of db.login):
128       db.connect driver=mysql database=mydb
129       db.login user=myname pass=secret host=myserver.com
130       db.connect -p
131       db.tables -p
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133       See MySQL database driver for details.
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135   ODBC
136       Network storage, database tables stored in database "mydb" (may require
137       the use of db.login):
138       db.connect driver=odbc database=mydb
139       db.login user=myname pass=secret
140       db.connect -p
141       db.tables -p
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143       See ODBC database driver for details.
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145   DBF (local, not recommended)
146       Local storage (the dbf/ subdirectory in the mapset must exist  or  must
147       be created by the user):
148       db.connect driver=dbf database=’$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/’
149       db.tables -p
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151       See DBF database driver for details.
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SEE ALSO

154         db.columns,  db.copy, db.drivers, db.login, db.tables, v.db.addtable,
155       v.db.connect
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157       GRASS SQL interface
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AUTHORS

160       Main author: Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
161       GRASS 7 improvements: Martin Landa, Markus Metz
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SOURCE CODE

164       Available at: db.connect source code (history)
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169       © 2003-2019 GRASS Development Team, GRASS GIS 7.8.2 Reference Manual
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