g.gui.dbmgr - GRASS GIS manual
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Description: g.gui.dbmgr: Launches graphical attribute table manager.
Keywords: general, GUI, attribute table, database

## NAME

g.gui.dbmgr - Launches graphical attribute table manager.

## KEYWORDS

general, GUI, attribute table, database

## SYNOPSIS

g.gui.dbmgr
g.gui.dbmgr --help
g.gui.dbmgr map=name [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

--help
  Print usage summary
--verbose
  Verbose module output
--quiet
  Quiet module output
--ui
  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

map=name [required]
  Name of vector map
  Or data source for direct OGR access

## DESCRIPTION

The Attribute Table Manager is a wxGUI compoment to query, edit, and manage attribute data for vector maps. The attribute table manager can be launched by clicking on icon in the toolbar. It's also available as a stand-alone module g.gui.dbmgr.

Attribute table manager allows you to:

- browse attribute data of vector map, perform SQL select statements;
- modify attribute data, insert new records to attribute table, delete existing records;
- highlight selected items in the Map Display Window;
- extract selected items into a new vector map;
- modify attribute table - add, drop, rename columns;
- modify vector map DB connection settings - add, remove or modify layers.

Figure: Simple attribute filtering using Attribute Table Manager.

### SQL Builder

Figure: Attribute filtering using Attribute Table Manager and SQL Builder.

## SEE ALSO

wxGUI
wxGUI components

db.columns, db.connect, db.describe, db.drivers, db.execute, db.select, db.tables

v.db.addcolumn, v.db.connect, v.db.dropcolumn, v.db.renamecolumn, v.what

See also wiki page including video tutorials.

## AUTHORS

Martin Landa, FBK-irst (2007-2008), Trento, Italy, and OSGeoREL at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Michael Barton, Arizona State University, USA
Jachym Cepicky

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: wxGUI Attribute Table Manager source code (history)

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