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

# topic\_export(1grass)

## Topic: export

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| d.out.file |  | Saves the contents of the active display monitor to a graphics file. |
| d.to.rast |  | Saves the contents of the active display monitor to a raster map. |
| db.out.ogr |  | Exports attribute tables into various formats. |
| r.external.out |  | Redirects raster output to file utilizing GDAL library rather than storing in GRASS raster format. |
| r.out.ascii |  | Converts a raster map layer into a GRASS ASCII text file. |
| r.out.bin |  | Exports a GRASS raster to a binary array. |
| r.out.gdal |  | Exports GRASS raster maps into GDAL supported formats. |
| r.out.gridatb |  | Exports GRASS raster map to GRIDATB.FOR map file (TOPMODEL). |
| r.out.mat |  | Exports a GRASS raster to a binary MAT-File. |
| r.out.mpeg |  | Converts raster map series to MPEG movie. |
| r.out.png |  | Export a GRASS raster map as a non-georeferenced PNG image. |
| r.out.pov |  | Converts a raster map layer into a height-field file for POV-Ray. |
| r.out.ppm |  | Converts a GRASS raster map to a PPM image file. |
| r.out.ppm3 |  | Converts 3 GRASS raster layers (R,G,B) to a PPM image file. |
| r.out.vrml |  | Exports a raster map to the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). |
| r.out.vtk |  | Converts raster maps into the VTK-ASCII format. |
| r.out.xyz |  | Exports a raster map to a text file as x,y,z values based on cell centers. |
| r.pack |  | Exports a raster map as GRASS GIS specific archive file |
| r3.out.ascii |  | Converts a 3D raster map layer into a ASCII text file. |
| r3.out.bin |  | Exports a GRASS 3D raster map to a binary array. |
| r3.out.netcdf |  | Export a 3D raster map as netCDF file. |
| r3.out.v5d |  | Exports GRASS 3D raster map to 3-dimensional Vis5D file. |
| r3.out.vtk |  | Converts 3D raster maps into the VTK-ASCII format. |
| t.rast.export |  | Exports space time raster dataset. |
| t.rast.out.vtk |  | Exports space time raster dataset as VTK time series. |
| t.vect.export |  | Exports a space time vector dataset as GRASS GIS specific archive file. |
| v.external.out |  | Defines vector output format. |
| v.out.ascii |  | Exports a vector map to a GRASS ASCII vector representation. |
| v.out.dxf |  | Exports vector map to DXF file format. |
| v.out.ogr |  | Exports a vector map layer to any of the supported OGR vector formats. |
| v.out.postgis |  | Exports a vector map layer to PostGIS feature table. |
| v.out.pov |  | Converts GRASS x,y,z points to POV-Ray x,z,y format. |
| v.out.svg |  | Exports a vector map to SVG file. |
| v.out.vtk |  | Converts a vector map to VTK ASCII output. |
| v.pack |  | Exports a vector map as GRASS GIS specific archive file |

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

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