v.in.lines - GRASS manual
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Description: v.in.lines: Imports ASCII x,y[,z] coordinates as a series of lines.
Keywords: vector, import, line, point

## NAME

v.in.lines - Imports ASCII x,y[,z] coordinates as a series of lines.

## KEYWORDS

vector, import, line, point

## SYNOPSIS

v.in.lines
v.in.lines --help
v.in.lines [-z] input=name output=name [separator=character] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

-z
  Create a 3D line from 3 column data
--overwrite
  Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
  Print usage summary
--verbose
  Verbose module output
--quiet
  Quiet module output
--ui
  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

input=name [required]
  Name of input file (or "-" to read from stdin)
output=name [required]
  Name for output vector map
separator=character
  Field separator
  Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline
  Default: pipe

## DESCRIPTION

Imports a stream of ASCII x,y[,z] coordinates as a line or series of lines.

## NOTES

Input ASCII coordinates are simply a series of "x y" data points. Lines are separated by a row containing "`NaN NaN`".

The user can import 3D lines by providing 3 columns of data in the input stream and using the -z flag.

This script is a simple wrapper around the v.in.mapgen module.

## EXAMPLE

    v.in.lines in=- out=two_lines separator=, <<EOF
    167.846717,-46.516653
    167.846663,-46.516645
    167.846656,-46.516644
    167.846649,-46.516644
    167.846642,-46.516643
    NaN,NaN
    167.846520,-46.516457
    167.846528,-46.516461
    167.846537,-46.516464
    167.846535,-46.516486
    167.846544,-46.516489
    167.846552,-46.516493
    EOF

## SEE ALSO

d.graph, v.centroids, v.in.ascii, v.in.mapgen, v.in.region, v.out.ascii, r.in.poly

## AUTHOR

Hamish Bowman
Dunedin, New Zealand

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.in.lines source code (history)

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