[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1001: Add option to replace (instead of just add) cats with v.category

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#1001: Add option to replace (instead of just add) cats with v.category
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 Reporter:  needelsd                         |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
     Type:  enhancement                      |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
Component:  Vector                           |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs                
 Keywords:  v.category add del replace cats  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified                      |  
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 Add an option to v.category option=replace that overwrites the cat values
 in a vector instead of only adding a cat to objects that do not already
 have a cat.

 Equivalent to

 v.category input=input_vector output=tmp option=del
 v.category input=tmp output=output_vector option=add
 g.remove vect=tmp

 Personally, I would also appreciate a flag [-r]?? or other mechanism to
 overwrite cats in the original vector (allow output=input).

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