"gdal info" command

Added in version 3.11.

Get information on a dataset.

Acts as a shortcut for "gdal raster info" sub-command or "gdal vector info" sub-command depending on the nature of the specified dataset.

Synopsis

Usage: gdal info [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Return information on a dataset (shortcut for 'gdal raster info' or 'gdal vector info').

Positional arguments:
  -i, --input <INPUT>                                  Input raster, vector or multidimensional raster dataset [required]

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

Options:
  -f, --of, --format, --output-format <OUTPUT-FORMAT>  Output format. OUTPUT-FORMAT=json|text (default: json)

For all options, run 'gdal raster info --help' or 'gdal vector info --help'

Examples

Example 1: Getting information on the file utm.tif (with JSON output)

$ gdal info utm.tif

Example 2: Getting information on the file poly.gpkg (with text output), listing all features

$ gdal info --format=text --features poly.gpkg