[GRASSLIST:4768] Re: Duplicate a Location

[Michael Barton]

Yes. 

Michael


On 11/10/04 3:41 PM, "DrakeGis" <drakegis at dacafe.com> wrote:

> So, in order to protect my data from any riskly operation, I should
> 1) copy my location
> 2) copy my database
> 3) in grass relink maps and vectors
> 
>  Is that rigth ?
> 
>   D.
> 
> 
>> After you have copied your location and all of the files therein,
>> either...
>> 
>> 1) it will connect to your postgres database just like before (this is the
>> most likely as you will have also copied the var file and other similar
>> files that specify the path to your postgres database) OR
>> 
>> 2) you will need to run v.db.connect to re-establish a connection between
>> your vectors and postgres.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/10/04 3:05 PM, "DrakeGis" <drakegis at dacafe.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>   How can I do that and still have the link between maps and data ?
>> 
>> ______________________________
>> Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
>> School of Human, Evolution and Social Change
>> Arizona State University
>> Tempe, AZ  85287-2402
>> USA
>> 
>> voice: 480-965-6262; fax: 480-965-7671
>> www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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______________________________
Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology
School of Human, Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ  85287-2402
USA

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