GDAL 2.2.1, released 2017/06/23

Usage: gdalbuildvrt [-tileindex field_name] [-resolution {highest|lowest|average|user}] [-te xmin ymin xmax ymax] [-tr xres yres] [-tap] [-separate] [-b band] [-sd subdataset] [-allow_projection_difference] [-q] [-addalpha] [-hidenodata] [-srcnodata "value [value...]"] [-vrtnodata "value [value...]"] [-a_srs srs_def] [-r {nearest,bilinear,cubic,cubicspline,lanczos,average,mode}] [-oo NAME=VALUE]* [-input_file_list my_list.txt] [-overwrite] output.vrt [gdalfile]* e.g. % gdalbuildvrt doq_index.vrt doq/*.tif % gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list my_list.txt doq_index.vrt NOTES: o With -separate, each files goes into a separate band in the VRT band. Otherwise, the files are considered as tiles of a larger mosaic. o -b option selects a band to add into vrt. Multiple bands can be listed. By default all bands are queried. o The default tile index field is 'location' unless otherwise specified by -tileindex. o In case the resolution of all input files is not the same, the -resolution flag enable the user to control the way the output resolution is computed. Average is the default. o Input files may be any valid GDAL dataset or a GDAL raster tile index. o For a GDAL raster tile index, all entries will be added to the VRT. o If one GDAL dataset is made of several subdatasets and has 0 raster bands, its datasets will be added to the VRT rather than the dataset itself. Single subdataset could be selected by its number using the -sd option. o By default, only datasets of same projection and band characteristics may be added to the VRT.