The directory is used as work directory in case of import but can also be used as a data directory when using GML for the data exchange.
db.connect -d
for i in `seq 1 5` ; do
v.random output=map_$i n=500 restrict=boundary_state@PERMANENT
echo map_$i >> map_list.txt
done
t.create type=stvds temporaltype=absolute \
output=random_locations \
title="Random locations" \
description="Vector test dataset with random locations"
t.register -i type=vector input=random_locations \
file=map_list.txt start="2012-01-01" increment="1 months"
t.vect.list random_locations
t.vect.export input=random_locations output=random_locations.tar.gz \
compression=gzip
t.vect.import input=random_locations.tar.gz output=new_random_locations \
basename=new_map directory=/tmp
t.vect.list new_random_locations
id|name|layer|mapset|start_time|end_time
new_map_1@user1|new_map_1|None|user1|2012-01-01 00:00:00|2012-02-01 00:00:00
new_map_2@user1|new_map_2|None|user1|2012-02-01 00:00:00|2012-03-01 00:00:00
new_map_3@user1|new_map_3|None|user1|2012-03-01 00:00:00|2012-04-01 00:00:00
new_map_4@user1|new_map_4|None|user1|2012-04-01 00:00:00|2012-05-01 00:00:00
new_map_5@user1|new_map_5|None|user1|2012-05-01 00:00:00|2012-06-01 00:00:00