NAME

       gdal - Main gdal entry point

       Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

          Usage: gdal <COMMAND> [OPTIONS]
          where <COMMAND> is one of:
            - convert:  Convert a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster convert' or 'gdal vector convert').
            - dataset:  Commands to manage datasets.
            - driver:   Command for driver specific operations.
            - info:     Return information on a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster info' or 'gdal vector info').
            - mdim:     Multidimensional commands.
            - pipeline: Process a dataset applying several steps.
            - raster:   Raster commands.
            - vector:   Vector commands.
            - vsi:      GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI) commands.

          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]

          Options:
            --version               Display GDAL version and exit
            --drivers               Display driver list as JSON document

          'gdal <FILENAME>' can also be used as a shortcut for 'gdal info <FILENAME>'.
          And 'gdal read <FILENAME> ! ...' as a shortcut for 'gdal pipeline <FILENAME> ! ...'.

EXAMPLES

   Example 1: Getting information on the file utm.tif (with JSON output)
          $ gdal info utm.tif

   Example 2: Converting file utm.tif to GeoPackage raster
          $ gdal convert utm.tif utm.gpkg

   Example 3: Getting information on all available commands and subcommands as a JSON document.
          $ gdal --json-usage

   Example 4: Getting list of all formats supported by the current GDAL build, as text
          $ gdal --formats

   Example 5: Getting list of all formats supported by the current GDAL build, as JSON.
          $ gdal --formats --json

AUTHOR

       Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT

       1998-2025

                                                  Nov 07, 2025                                           GDAL(1)