1DBFCREATE(1)                       shapelib                       DBFCREATE(1)
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NAME

6       dbfcreate - Create an empty xBase DBF file
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SYNOPSIS

9       dbfcreate xbase_file [[-s field_name width] | [-n field_name width dec‐
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DESCRIPTION

13       Creates an empty DBF file called xbase_file with columns  described  by
14       all the -s and -n options that follow.
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OPTIONS

17       xbase_file
18              the  name  of  xBase file to be created. Doesn´t need the exten‐
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21       -s field_name width
22              creates a string field with name field_name and size width.
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25              creates a numeric field with name field_name, width of width and
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EXAMPLE

29       dbfcreate testbase -s NAME 20, -n AREA 9 3, -n VALUE 9 2
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31       this  will create a file named testbase.dbf with 3 fields: NAME (string
32       (20)), AREA (float (9,3)) and VALUE (float (9,2))
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EXIT STATUS

35       0      Successful program execution.
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37       1      Missing xbase_file argument.
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41       3      Missing field_name, width, or decimals argument for a -s  or  -n
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DIAGNOSTICS

47       The following diagnostics may be issued on stdout:
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49       DBFCreate(xbase_file) failed.
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AUTHOR

58       dbfcreate  is  part  of  shapelib,  maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This
59       guide was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage  by
60       Johan Van de Wauw. It was further enhanced with the man page written by
61       Joonas Pihlaja (jpihlaja@cc.helsinki.fi).
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SEE ALSO

64       dbfadd(1), dbfcat(1), dbfdump(1), dbfinfo(1), shpadd(1), shpcat(1), sh‐
65       pcentrd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shpdxf(1), shpfix(1), shpinfo(1),
66       shpproj(1), shprewind(1), shptest(1)
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70                                 January 2023                     DBFCREATE(1)