ogrinfo:tldr:3c472

ogrinfo: Show summary information about a specific layer of a data source.

ogrinfo

$ ogrinfo -so ${path-to-input-gpkg} ${layer_name}

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The command "ogrinfo" is a command-line utility provided by the OGR (Simple Features Library) which is a part of the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL). This utility is used to retrieve information about geospatial data.

Here is an explanation of each component in the command:

"ogrinfo": This is the command used to run the "ogrinfo" utility.
"-so": This option stands for "summary only". It indicates that only summary information about the input data source should be displayed.
"${path-to-input-gpkg}": This is the path to the input GeoPackage file. The GeoPackage is a file format used for storing geospatial data and it can contain multiple layers.
"${layer_name}": This is the name of the specific layer within the GeoPackage file that you want to retrieve information about. The GeoPackage file may contain multiple layers, so you need to specify the name of the desired layer.

When you run this command, the "ogrinfo" utility will read the specified GeoPackage file and retrieve summary information about the specified layer. This information may include details like the geometry type, spatial extent, attribute fields, and other properties of the layer.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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