## NAME

v.support - Updates vector map metadata.

## KEYWORDS

vector, metadata

## SYNOPSIS

v.support
v.support --help
v.support [-rh] map=name [organization=phrase] [date=datestring] [person=phrase] [map_name=phrase] [map_date=datestring] [scale=integer] [zone=integer] [threshold=float] [comment=phrase] [cmdhist=command] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

-r
  Replace comment instead of appending it
-h
  Replace command line instead of appending it
--help
  Print usage summary
--verbose
  Verbose module output
--quiet
  Quiet module output
--ui
  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

map=name [required]
  Name of vector map
  Or data source for direct OGR access
organization=phrase
  Organization where vector map was created
date=datestring
  Date of vector map digitization (e.g., "15 Mar 2007")
person=phrase
  Person who created vector map
map_name=phrase
  Vector map title
map_date=datestring
  Date when the source map was originally produced
scale=integer
  Vector map scale number (e.g., 24000)
zone=integer
  Vector map projection zone
threshold=float
  Vector map digitizing threshold number (e.g., 0.5)
comment=phrase
  Text to append to the comment line of the map's metadata file
cmdhist=command
  Command line to store into vector map history file (used for vector scripts)

## DESCRIPTION

v.support is used to set/update vector map metadata.

## EXAMPLE

    # update scale to 1:24000
    v.support myvectmap scale=24000

    # update organization
    v.support myvectmap organization="OSGeo labs"
    v.info myvectmap

## SEE ALSO

v.build, v.info

## AUTHOR

Markus Neteler, Trento

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.support source code (history)

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