[GRASSLIST:363] v.extract, n-flag

[Thomas Hoffmann]

Hey to all,

I would like to extract some features of vector map based on the 
attribute label. The online manual says that I should use the n flag. 
But when I use the following command:

v.extract -n mapname tape=area out=new_mapname new=0 list=´search text´

I get the error message: n is not a valid flag. But why and what can I 
do else?
(I am using Grass Version 5.0.1 on Suse-Linux)

Is there a way of reclassify a vector map based on the attribute label. 
If yes, I would reclassify the attributes by the attribute label and do 
a v.extract based on the attributes.

Thanks for any advice
Thomas