GDAL-VECTOR-LAYER-ALGEBRA(1) GDAL GDAL-VECTOR-LAYER-ALGEBRA(1) (NAME) gdal-vector-layer-algebra - 3.12. (SYNOPSIS) : gdal vector layer-algebra [] . : --operation . OPERATION=union|intersection|sym-difference|identity|update|clip|erase [] -i, --input [] --method [] -o, --output [] : -h, --help --json-usage JSON --config = [] -q, --quiet ( ) [ ] : -f, --of, --format, --output-format --co, --creation-option = [] --lco, --layer-creation-option = [] --overwrite --update --overwrite-layer --append --input-layer --method-layer --output-layer --geometry-type (Geometry type) : --oo, --open-option = [] --if, --input-format [] --input-prefix --input-field () [] --no-input-field --all-input-field --no-input-field --input-field --all-input-field --all-input-field --input-field --no-input-field --method-prefix --method-field () [] --no-method-field --all-method-field --no-method-field --method-field --all-method-field --all-method-field --method-field --no-method-field (DESCRIPTION) gdal vector layer-algebra . () . (PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS) --geometry-type : GEOMETRY POINT LINESTRING POLYGON MULTIPOINT MULTILINESTRING MULTIPOLYGON GEOMETRYCOLLECTION CURVE CIRCULARSTRING COMPOUNDCURVE SURFACE CURVEPOLYGON MULTICURVE MULTISURFACE POLYHEDRALSURFACE TIN. Z M ZM . --input-layer . --operation union|intersection|sym-difference|identity|update|clip|erase : o union (Union) . . [image] o intersection (Intersection) . . [image] o sym-difference (Symmetric difference) . . [image] o identity (Identity) . (Attribute) . [image] o update (Update) . . [image] o clip (Clip) . . [image] o erase (Erase) . . [image] --method-layer . (Advanced options) --all-input-field . --input-field --no-input-field. --all-method-field . --method-field --no-method-field. --input-field () [] --no-input-field --all-input-field. --input-prefix . input_ . --method-field () [] --no-method-field --all-method-field. --method-prefix . method_ . --no-input-field . --input-field --all-input-field. --no-method-field . --method-field --all-method-field. (STANDARD OPTIONS) --append () . . --co, --creation-option = . GeoPackage . . . --formats . Vector drivers . . --if, --input-format / () . . . . . . --lco, --layer-creation-option = . GeoPackage (Feature identifier) . . . --formats . Vector drivers . . --oo, --open-option = ( ). . -f, --of, --format, --output-format . : gdal --formats | grep vector | grep rw | sort --output-layer . . --overwrite . gdal . --overwrite-layer . --update (Update) . (RETURN STATUS CODE) 0 ( ). (EXAMPLES) : . $ gdal vector layer-algebra union input.shp method.shp output.shp (AUTHORS) Even Rouault (COPYRIGHT) 1998-2026 August 18, 2026 GDAL-VECTOR-LAYER-ALGEBRA(1)