NAME

       gdal-raster-overview-delete - Delete overviews of a raster dataset

       Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal raster overview delete [OPTIONS] <DATASET>

          Deleting overviews.

          Positional arguments:
            --dataset <DATASET>                Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --read-only) [required]

          Common Options:
            -h, --help                         Display help message and exit
            --json-usage                       Display usage as JSON document and exit
            --config <KEY>=<VALUE>             Configuration option [may be repeated]
            -q, --quiet                        Quiet mode (no progress bar)

          Options:
            --external                         Delete external overviews

          Advanced Options:
            --oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE>  Open options [may be repeated]

DESCRIPTION

       gdal raster overview delete can be used to delete all existing overviews of a dataset.

       NOTE:
          For  most file formats (including GeoTIFF or GeoPackage), the space previously occupied by the removed
          overviews may not be reclaimed.  It might be needed for use  gdal  raster  convert  to  create  a  new
          compact dataset.

       --dataset <DATASET>
              Dataset name, to be updated in-place by default (unless --external is specified). Required.

       --external
              Remove external .ovr overviews.

EXAMPLES

   Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.
          gdal raster overview delete my.tif

AUTHOR

       Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT

       1998-2025

                                                  Nov 07, 2025                    GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1)