GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1) GDAL GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1)

NAME

gdal-raster-overview-delete - Delete overviews of a raster dataset

Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal raster overview delete [OPTIONS] <DATASET>

Deleting overviews.

Positional arguments:
--dataset <DATASET> Dataset (to be updated in-place, unless --read-only) [required]

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]
-q, --quiet Quiet mode (no progress bar)

Options:
--external Delete external overviews

Advanced Options:
--oo, --open-option <KEY>=<VALUE> Open options [may be repeated]

DESCRIPTION

gdal raster overview delete can be used to delete all existing
overviews of a dataset.

NOTE:
For most file formats (including GeoTIFF or GeoPackage), the space
previously occupied by the removed overviews may not be reclaimed.
It might be needed for use gdal raster convert to create a new
compact dataset.

--dataset <DATASET>
Dataset name, to be updated in-place by default (unless
--external is specified). Required.

--external
Remove external .ovr overviews.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Delete overviews of a GeoTIFF file.

gdal raster overview delete my.tif

AUTHOR

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2026

March 20, 2026 GDAL-RASTER-OVERVIEW-DELETE(1)