[Gdal-dev] ogr2ogr - delete features from a shapefile

[Frank Warmerdam]

keith lewis wrote:
> How can I delete features from a shapefile using the ogr2ogr utility? 
> The shapefile driver documentation indicates I should first delete the 
> appropriate records from the DBF file and then repack the file. Can 
> ogr2ogr do this or does it need to be done in code?

Keith,

I don't believe that ogr2ogr or any of the commandline utilities offer
a mechanism to delete layers.  You need at least a small script to be
able to invoke the DeleteLayer() method on the OGRDataSource.

Best regards,
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