GDAL-VECTOR-SELECT(1) GDAL GDAL-VECTOR-SELECT(1) (NAME) gdal-vector-select - 3.11 . (SYNOPSIS) Usage: gdal vector select [OPTIONS] Select a subset of fields from a vector dataset. Positional arguments: -i, --input Input vector datasets [required] [not available in pipelines] -o, --output Output vector dataset [required] [not available in pipelines] --fields Fields to select (or exclude if --exclude) [may be repeated] [required] Common Options: -h, --help Display help message and exit --json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit --config = Configuration option [may be repeated] -q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines] Options: -l, --layer, --input-layer Input layer name(s) [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] -f, --of, --format, --output-format Output format ("GDALG" allowed) [not available in pipelines] --co, --creation-option = Creation option [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] --lco, --layer-creation-option = Layer creation option [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] --overwrite Whether overwriting existing output dataset is allowed [not available in pipelines] --update Whether to open existing dataset in update mode [not available in pipelines] --overwrite-layer Whether overwriting existing output layer is allowed [not available in pipelines] --append Whether appending to existing layer is allowed [not available in pipelines] Mutually exclusive with --upsert --output-layer Output layer name --skip-errors Skip errors when writing features [not available in pipelines] --active-layer Set active layer (if not specified, all) --exclude Exclude specified fields Mutually exclusive with --ignore-missing-fields --ignore-missing-fields Ignore missing fields Mutually exclusive with --exclude Advanced Options: --if, --input-format Input formats [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] --oo, --open-option = Open options [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] --output-oo, --output-open-option = Output open options [may be repeated] [not available in pipelines] --upsert Upsert features (implies 'append') [not available in pipelines] Mutually exclusive with --append (DESCRIPTION) gdal vector select . select gdal vector pipeline . GDALG ( / ) (GDALG OUTPUT (ON-THE-FLY / STREAMED DATASET)) JSON GDALG . GDALG: GDAL Streamed Algorithm (on-the-fly) / (streamed) . (PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS) --exclude --fields . --fields ( --exclude ). (double-quote) . . regular_field a_field_with space, and comma a field with " double quote : --fields "regular_field,\"a_field_with space, and comma\",\"a field with \\\" double quote\"" . . _ogr_geometry_ . . --ignore-missing-fields --fields () . --ignore-missing-fields . (STANDARD OPTIONS) --active-layer . . . . --append () . . --co, --creation-option = . GeoPackage . . . --formats . Vector drivers . . --if, --input-format / () . . . . . . --input-layer . . --active-layer . --lco, --layer-creation-option = . GeoPackage . . . --formats . Vector drivers . . --oo, --open-option = ( ). . -f, --of, --format, --output-format . : gdal --formats | grep vector | grep rw | sort --output-layer . . --output-open-option, --output-oo = 3.12 . ( ). . --overwrite . gdal . --overwrite-layer . --skip-errors 3.12 . () . . --update . --upsert 3.12 . --append OGRLayer::CreateFeature() OGRLayer::UpsertFeature() . : GPKG -- GeoPackage vector Elasticsearch: Geographically Encoded Objects for Elasticsearch MongoDBv3 ( upsert GDAL_DCAP_UPSERT ). upsert FID ( FID ) . FID . GPKG FID ( --unset-fid gdal vector edit FID ) UNIQUE . (EXIT STATUS) 0 ( ). (EXAMPLES) : EAS_ID Shapefile $ gdal vector select in.shp out.gpkg "EAS_ID,_ogr_geometry_" --overwrite : $ gdal vector select in.shp out.gpkg --exclude "name,surname,address" --overwrite (AUTHORS) Even Rouault (COPYRIGHT) 1998-2026 August 18, 2026 GDAL-VECTOR-SELECT(1)