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

# shpfix(1)

fix nulls and inconsistencies in shapefiles ##SYNOPSIS shpfix in\_shp\_file out\_shp\_file \[record# to blank\] ##OPTIONS ##EXAMPLE shpfix broken fixed ##AUTHOR shpfix 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), dbfcat(1), dbfcreate(1), dbfdump(1), dbfinfo(1), shpadd(1), shpcat(1), shpcentrd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shpdxf(1), shpinfo(1), shpproj(1), shprewind(1), shptest(1)

## NAME

**shpfix** - fix nulls and inconsistencies in shapefiles

\##SYNOPSIS **shpfix** *in\_shp\_file* *out\_shp\_file* \[*record# to blank*\]

\##OPTIONS

- *in\_shp\_file*

  the name of an existing shapefile.

- *out\_shp\_file*

  the name of the new fixed shapefile that will be created.

\##EXAMPLE **shpfix** *broken* *fixed*

\##AUTHOR **shpfix** 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), [**dbfcat**(1)](/dbfcat/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), [**shpinfo**(1)](/shpinfo/1.md), [**shpproj**(1)](/shpproj/1.md), [**shprewind**(1)](/shprewind/1.md), [**shptest**(1)](/shptest/1.md)