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

# shpwkb(1)

test WKB binary Input / Output ##SYNOPSIS shpwkb shp\_file wkb\_file ##DESCRIPTION Utility to test WKB binary Input / Output. ##OPTIONS ##AUTHOR shpwkb is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam. ##SEE ALSO dbfadd(1), dbfcat(1), dbfcreate(1), dbfdump(1), dbfinfo(1), shpcat(1), shpcentrd(1), shpcreate(1), shpdump(1), shpdxf(1), shpfix(1), shpinfo(1), shpproj(1), shprewind(1), shptest(1)

## NAME

**shpwkb** - test WKB binary Input / Output

\##SYNOPSIS **shpwkb** *shp\_file* *wkb\_file*

\##DESCRIPTION Utility to test WKB binary Input / Output.

\##OPTIONS

- *shp\_file*

  the name of an existing shapefile

- *wkb\_file*

  WKB output file

\##AUTHOR **shpwkb** is part of shapelib, maintained by Frank Warmerdam.

\##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), [**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)