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GDAL library and tools without Python/Java bindings

From gdal-no-py 3.13.3-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running gdal --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: gdal <COMMAND> [OPTIONS]
where <COMMAND> is one of:
  - convert:  Convert a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster convert' or 'gdal vector convert').
  - dataset:  Commands to manage datasets.
  - driver:   Command for driver specific operations.
  - info:     Return information on a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster info' or 'gdal vector info').
  - mdim:     Multidimensional commands.
  - pipeline: Process a dataset applying several steps.
  - raster:   Raster commands.
  - vector:   Vector commands.
  - vsi:      GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI) commands.

Common Options:
  -h, --help              Display help message and exit
  --json-usage            Display usage as JSON document and exit
  --config <KEY>=<VALUE>  Configuration option [may be repeated]

Options:
  --version               Display GDAL version and exit
  --drivers               Display driver list as JSON document

'gdal <FILENAME>' can also be used as a shortcut for 'gdal info <FILENAME>'.
And 'gdal read <FILENAME> ! ...' as a shortcut for 'gdal pipeline <FILENAME> ! ...'.

For more details, consult https://gdal.org/programs/index.html

WARNING: the gdal command is provisionally provided as an alternative interface to GDAL and OGR command line utilities.
The project reserves the right to modify, rename, reorganize, and change the behavior of the utility
until it is officially frozen in a future feature release of GDAL.
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpDisplay help message and exithelp
--json-usageDisplay usage as JSON document and exithelp
--config KEY>=<VALUEConfiguration option [may be repeated]help
--versionDisplay GDAL version and exithelp
--driversDisplay driver list as JSON documenthelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.