[Gdal-dev] create buffer of a shapefile on the command-line using ogr - possible?

[Frank Warmerdam]

wqual wrote:
> Hi list,
> is it possible to create a buffer-theme (for an input shapefile) on the 
> command-line using ogr-utilities with some sql-commands? Or do I need to 
> write a script (I have read something about this in this list). I am just 
> curious...
> Any hints would be great.

Wolfgang,

There is currently no way to invoke operators like buffer using the commandline
tools.  You would need to either write a program, or a script in python, etc.

Best regards,
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