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| GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1) | GDAL | GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1) |
NAME¶
gdal-raster-overview-delete - Delete overviews of a raster dataset
Added in version 3.11.
SYNOPSIS¶
Usage: gdal raster overview delete [OPTIONS] <INPUT> Deleting overviews. Positional arguments:
-i, --dataset, --input <INPUT> Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --external) [required] Common Options:
-h, --help Display help message and exit
--json-usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
--config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar or warning message) [not available in pipelines] Options:
--external Delete external overviews Advanced Options:
--oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]
DESCRIPTION¶
gdal raster overview delete can be used to delete all existing overviews of a dataset.
NOTE:
For most file formats (including GeoTIFF or GeoPackage),
the space previously occupied by the removed overviews may not be reclaimed.
It might be needed for use gdal raster convert to create a new compact
dataset.
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OPTIONS¶
- --dataset <DATASET>
- Dataset name, to be updated in-place by default (unless --external is specified). Required.
- --external
- Remove external .ovr overviews.
STANDARD OPTIONS¶
- --oo, --open-option <NAME>=<VALUE>
- Dataset open option (format specific).
May be repeated.
RETURN STATUS CODE¶
The program returns status code 0 in case of success, and non-zero in case of error (non-blocking errors emitted as warnings are considered as a successful execution).
EXAMPLES¶
Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.¶
gdal raster overview delete my.tif
AUTHOR¶
Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>
COPYRIGHT¶
1998-2026
| May 8, 2026 |