## NAME

d.what.vect - Allows the user to interactively query vector map layers at user-selected locations.

## KEYWORDS

display, vector

## SYNOPSIS

d.what.vect
d.what.vect --help
d.what.vect map=name[,name,...] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

### Flags:

--help
  Print usage summary
--verbose
  Verbose module output
--quiet
  Quiet module output
--ui
  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

map=name[,name,...] [required]
  Name of input vector map(s)
  Or data source(s) for direct OGR access

## DESCRIPTION

d.what.vect outputs the category value(s) associated with user-specified location(s) in user-specified vector map layer(s). The active monitor can be selected with d.mon.

## SEE ALSO

d.what.rast, d.redraw, d.erase, d.rast, d.vect, d.mon

## AUTHOR

Anna Petrasova, NCSU GeoForAll Lab

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: d.what.vect source code (history)

Accessed: Wednesday Feb 04 01:04:55 2026

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