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NAME

r.pack - Packs up a raster map and support files for copying.

KEYWORDS

raster, export, copying

SYNOPSIS

r.pack
r.pack --help
r.pack [-c] input=name [output=name] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-c
Switch the compression off
--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
Print usage summary
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output
--ui
Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]
Name of raster map to pack up
output=name
Name for output file (default is <input>.pack)

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DESCRIPTION

r.pack collects raster map elements and support files and compressed them using gzip algorithm for copying. The packed file can be afterwards unpacked by r.unpack.

NOTES

Name of the pack file is determined by default from input parameter. Optionaly the name can be given by output parameter. Currently only 2D raster maps are supported.

EXAMPLE

Pack up raster map aspect into aspect.pack file. 
r.pack input=aspect
the raster map can be afterwards unpacked by 
r.unpack input=aspect.pack

SEE ALSO

r.unpack, r.in.gdal

AUTHORS

Original Bash script written by Hamish Bowman, Otago University, New Zealand
Converted to Python and updated for GRASS 7 by Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Last changed: $Date: 2013-12-19 09:25:02 +0100 (Thu, 19 Dec 2013) $

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