.. _gdal_vector_materialize:

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``gdal vector materialize``
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.. versionadded:: 3.12

.. only:: html

    Materialize a piped dataset on disk to increase the efficiency of the following steps

.. Index:: gdal vector materialize

Description
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The ``materialize`` operation is for use only in a pipeline, and writes the
incoming dataset to a dataset on disk, before passing that materialized dataset
to following steps. This can be used when materializing a dataset helps for
performance compared to on-demand evaluation of previous steps.

By default, a GeoPackage file (or a Spatialite file if GeoPackage cannot support
some features of the input dataset) is used for the materialized dataset,
created in the directory pointed by the :config:`CPL_TMPDIR` configuration option or in the
current directory if not specified, and is deleted when the pipeline finishes.
The user can also select another format, or specify an explicit filename,
in which case the materialized dataset is not deleted when the pipeline finishes.

Synopsis
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.. program-output:: gdal vector pipeline --help-doc=materialize

Program-Specific Options
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.. option:: --output <OUTPUT>

   Optional dataset name. When specified, it is not removed at the end of the
   process.

Standard Options
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.. collapse:: Details

    .. include:: gdal_options/co_vector.rst

    .. include:: gdal_options/lco.rst

    .. include:: gdal_options/overwrite.rst

.. Return status code
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.. include:: return_code.rst

Examples
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.. example::
   :title: Reproject a GeoPackage file to CRS EPSG:32632 ("WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N"), materialize it to a temporary file and rasterize it

   .. code-block:: bash

        $ gdal pipeline ! read in.gpkg ! reproject --output-crs=EPSG:32632 ! \
                        ! materialize ! rasterize --resolution 10,10 ! write out.gpkg --overwrite
