DESCRIPTION

db.connect allows the user to set parameters for connection to database. These parameters are then taken by modules as default values and user do not need enter parameters each time. Values are stored in user file.

OPTIONS

Typing db.connect -p displays current connection parameters.

EXAMPLE

DBF:
db.connect driver=dbf database='$GISDBASE/$LOCATION_NAME/$MAPSET/dbf/'
db.connect -p

ODBC:
db.connect driver=odbc database=gtest
db.connect -p

PostgreSQL:
db.connect driver=pg database="host=myserver.itc.it,dbname=mydb,user=name"
db.tables -p

SEE ALSO

db.columns
db.drivers
db.databases
db.tables

AUTHOR

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

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