NAME

       v.type  - Change the type of geometry elements.

KEYWORDS

       vector, geometry

SYNOPSIS

       v.type
       v.type help
       v.type input=name output=name  [type=string[,string,...]]   [--overwrite]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]

   Flags:
       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

   Parameters:
       input=name
           Name of input vector map

       output=name
           Name for output vector map

       type=string[,string,...]
           Pairs for input and output type separated by comma
           ,,,,...
                     Example1: line,boundary       Example2: line,boundary,point,centroid
           Options: point,line,boundary,centroid,face,kernel
           Default: line,boundary,point,centroid

DESCRIPTION

       v.type changes the type of geometry primitives.

EXAMPLES

       Convert lines to area boundaries

       v.type input=map_l output=map_b type=line,boundary

SEE ALSO

       v.to.points

AUTHOR

       Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

       Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

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GRASS 6.4.3                                                                                       v.type(1grass)