# gdalattachpct.py

Attach a color table from one file to another file.

## Synopsis

    gdalattachpct.py [--help] [--help-general]
                     [-of format] <palette_file> <source_file> <dest_file>

## Description

This utility will attach a color table file from an input raster file or a color table file to another raster.

--help

  Show this help message and exit

--help-general

  Gives a brief usage message for the generic GDAL commandline options and exit.

-of <format>

  Select the output format. Starting with GDAL 2.3, if not specified, the format is guessed from the extension (previously was GTiff). Use the short format name.

<palette_file>

  Extract the color table from <palette_file>. The<palette_file> must be either a raster file in a GDAL supported format with a palette or a color file in a supported format (txt, qml, qlr).

<source_file>

  The input file.

<dest_file>

  The output RGB file that will be created.

NOTE: gdalattachpct.py is a Python script, and will only work if GDAL was built with Python support.