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d.extract: Selects and extracts vectors with mouse into new vector map.

NAME
       d.extract   -  Selects  and extracts vectors with mouse into new vector
       map.

KEYWORDS
       display

SYNOPSIS
       d.extract
       d.extract help
       d.extract    input=name     output=name      [type=string[,string,...]]
       [color=string]       [hcolor=string]      [--overwrite]     [--verbose]
       [--quiet]

   Flags:
       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

   Parameters:
       input=name
           Name of input vector map

       output=name
           Name for output vector map

       type=string[,string,...]
           Feature type
           Options: point,line,boundary,centroid,area,face
           Default: point,line,boundary,centroid,area,face

       color=string
           Original line color
           Default: black

       hcolor=string
           Highlight color
           Default: red

DESCRIPTION
       d.extract allows a user to graphically select vector  objects  from  an
       existing  vector map and creates a new map containing only the selected
       objects.

EXAMPLE
   Graphically extract roads from a roads map:

       d.mon x0
       d.vect roads
       d.extract input=roads output=interstate

SEE ALSO
       v.extract

AUTHOR
       Radim Blazek, Markus Neteler

       Last changed: $Date: 2006-08-10 15:33:34 +0200 (Thu, 10 Aug 2006) $

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