---
name: "topic_buffer"
section: "1grass"
platform: "linux"
package: "grass-doc"
version: "8.4.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/topic_buffer"
---

# topic\_buffer(1grass)

## Topic: buffer

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| r.buffer |  | Creates a raster map showing buffer zones surrounding cells that contain non-NULL category values. |
| r.buffer.lowmem |  | Creates a raster map showing buffer zones surrounding cells that contain non-NULL category values. |
| r.circle |  | Creates a raster map containing concentric rings around a given point. |
| v.buffer |  | Creates a buffer around vector features of given type. |

*See also the corresponding keyword buffer for additional references.*

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