Shapefile C Library V1.2 Purpose The Shapefile C Library provides the ability to write simple C programs for reading, writing and updating (to a limited extent) ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file (.dbf). Documentation /usr/local/share/doc/shapelib/shapelib.html - General docs /usr/local/share/doc/shapelib/shp_api.html - Shape (.SHP) File API /usr/local/share/doc/shapelib/dbg_api.html - Attribute (.DBF) File API WWW: http://gdal.velocet.ca/projects/shapelib/ - Shapelib Homepage