ogrinfo:tldr:40bae

ogrinfo: Get detailed information about a specific layer of a data source.

ogrinfo

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

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The command ogrinfo is a command-line utility used to gather information about vector data in various formats supported by the GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) library. It provides details like layer name, metadata, geometry types, attribute fields, and more.

The command you provided is as follows:

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

This command is using the ogrinfo utility to extract information about a specific layer within a GeoPackage file, which is a popular file format for storing geospatial data.

Here's a breakdown of the command elements:

${path-to-input-gpkg}: This is a placeholder representing the path or location of the input GeoPackage file you want to gather information from. It should be replaced with the actual file path on your system. For example, /path/to/my_data.gpkg.
${layer_name}: This is another placeholder representing the name of the specific layer within the GeoPackage file that you want to extract information about. It should be replaced with the actual layer name from your GeoPackage file.

When you run this command with the appropriate replacements, it will display information about the specified layer, including its name, type, geometry, attributes, and other related details.

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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