.. _gdal_info:

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``gdal info``
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.. versionadded:: 3.11

.. only:: html

    Get information on a dataset.

.. Index:: gdal info

Acts as a shortcut for :ref:`gdal_raster_info` or
:ref:`gdal_vector_info` depending on the nature of the specified dataset.

Synopsis
--------

.. program-output:: gdal info --help-doc

.. Return status code
.. ------------------

.. include:: return_code.rst

Examples
--------

.. example::
   :title: Getting information on the file :file:`utmsmall.tif` (with text output)

   .. command-output:: gdal info utmsmall.tif
      :cwd: ../../data

.. example::
   :title: Getting information on the file :file:`poly.gpkg` (with JSON output), listing all features

   .. command-output:: gdal vector info --format=JSON --features poly.gpkg
      :cwd: ../../data

.. example::
   :title: Getting the list of all drivers (with JSON output)

   .. code-block:: console

       $ gdal --drivers
