---
name: "dbfcat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "shapelib"
version: "1.6.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dbfcat"
---

# dbfcat(1)

appends the records of a source xBase file ##SYNOPSIS dbfcat \[-v\] \[-f\] from\_DBFfile to\_DBFfile ##DESCRIPTION Appends the records of a source xBase file into a destiny xBase file. Both files must have the same number of fields. ##OPTIONS ##EXAMPLE dbfcat -v testbase1 testbase2 ##AUTHOR dbfcat is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This guide was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage by Johan Van de Wauw. ##SEE ALSO dbfadd(1), dbfcreate(1), dbfdump(1), dbfinfo(1), shpadd(1), shpcat(1), shpcentrd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shpdxf(1), shpfix(1), shpinfo(1), shpproj(1), shprewind(1), shptest(1)

## NAME

**dbfcat** - appends the records of a source xBase file

\##SYNOPSIS **dbfcat** \[**-v**\] \[**-f**\] *from\_DBFfile* *to\_DBFfile*

\##DESCRIPTION Appends the records of a source xBase file into a destiny xBase file. Both files must have the same number of fields.

\##OPTIONS

- **-v**

  verbose mode.

- **-f**

  forces data conversion if data field types is not the same at both files or if is there any null value into *from\_DBFfile*.

- *from\_DBFfile*

  source xBase file.

- *to\_DBFfile*

  destiny xBase file.

\##EXAMPLE **dbfcat** **-v** *testbase1* *testbase2*

\##AUTHOR **dbfcat** is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. This guide was created by Eduardo Patoo Kanegae and converted to manpage by Johan Van de Wauw.

\##SEE ALSO [**dbfadd**(1)](/dbfadd/1.md), [**dbfcreate**(1)](/dbfcreate/1.md), [**dbfdump**(1)](/dbfdump/1.md), [**dbfinfo**(1)](/dbfinfo/1.md), [**shpadd**(1)](/shpadd/1.md), [**shpcat**(1)](/shpcat/1.md), [**shpcentrd**(1)](/shpcentrd/1.md), [**shpcreate**(1)](/shpcreate/1.md), [**shpdump**(1)](/shpdump/1.md), [**shpdxf**(1)](/shpdxf/1.md), [**shpfix**(1)](/shpfix/1.md), [**shpinfo**(1)](/shpinfo/1.md), [**shpproj**(1)](/shpproj/1.md), [**shprewind**(1)](/shprewind/1.md), [**shptest**(1)](/shptest/1.md)