db.droptable(1)

NAME
db.droptable - Drops an attribute table.

KEYWORDS
database, attribute table

SYNOPSIS
db.droptable
db.droptable --help
db.droptable [-f] [driver=name] [database=name] table=name [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

  Flags:

-f
    Force removal (required for actual deletion of files)

--help
    Print usage summary

--verbose
    Verbose module output

--quiet
    Quiet module output

--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

  Parameters:

driver=name
    Name of database driver
    If not given then default driver is used

database=name
    Name of database
    If not given then default database is used

table=name [required]
    Name of table to drop

DESCRIPTION
db.droptable drops an attribute table. If the -f force flag is not given then nothing is removed, instead a preview of the action to be taken is printed.

NOTES
db.droptable is a front-end to db.execute to allow easier usage. To some extent it is verified if the table is connected to a vector map to avoid accidental table removal.

EXAMPLES

  Removing an attribute table from default database

# show default database
db.connect -p
# show available tables
db.tables -p
# this will show what would happen
db.droptable table=sometable
# actually drop the table
db.droptable -f table=sometable

  Removing an attribute table from given database
db.droptable allows defining optionally driver and database options different from default connection settings (db.connect -p).

# drop the table from SQLite database
db.droptable -f table=sometable driver=sqlite database=/opt/sqlite.db

SEE ALSO
db.dropdb, db.dropcolumn, db.execute, db.login, db.connect, db.tables, db.describe, v.db.droptable,

GRASS SQL interface

AUTHORS
Markus Neteler
Driver and database options added by Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

SOURCE CODE

Available at: db.droptable source code (history)

Accessed: Wednesday Jun 03 04:21:25 2026

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