Let's try again. osmfilter mi.o5m **--drop-tags="amenity= name=" --drop-tags="tourism= name=" --drop-tags="leisure= name=" --drop-tags="shop= name=" --drop-tags="office= name=" --drop-tags="craft= name=" --drop-tags="club= name=" --drop-tags="government= name=" --drop-tags="building= name=" --drop-tags="man_made= name=" --drop-tags="landuse= name="** --drop-author -o=mi.osm That seems to be removing what we want. However it's also removing building boundaries or ways or whatever you call them. So cities now only have roads and highways and such. What's the command to keep all boundaries? --keep-ways? how exactly?exactly? Clarification. We want building polygons to stay and get rid of names. Boundaries is the wrong word for that.

Let me rephrase. What's the right syntax to remove these items. While keeping the boundaries of course. Let's try again. ![][1] osmfilter mi.o5m **--drop-tags="amenity= name=" --drop-tags="tourism= name=" --drop-tags="leisure= name=" --drop-tags="shop= name=" --drop-tags="office= name=" --drop-tags="craft= name=" --drop-tags="club= name=" --drop-tags="government= name=" --drop-tags="building= name=" --drop-tags="man_made= name=" --drop-tags="landuse= name="** --drop-author -o=mi.osm [1]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/Untitled2.png That seems to be removing what we want. However it's also removing building boundaries or ways or whatever you call them. So cities now only have roads and highways and such. What's the command to keep all boundaries? --keep-ways? how exactly?

Let me rephrase. What's the right osmfilter ''command'' syntax to filter all building names out while remove these items. While keeping the outlines or boundaries? Same for amenities shops government parks.. etcetera boundaries of course. Tried this and it took building boundaries as well. ![][1] osmfilter na.o5m --drop="amenity=* tourism=* leisure=* shop=* office=* craft=* club=* government=*" --drop-tags="building= name=" -o=na.osm [1]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/Untitled2.png

What's the right osmfilter ''command'' to filter all building names out while keeping the outlines or boundaries. boundaries? Same for amenities shops government parks.. etcetera Tried this and it took building boundaries as well. osmfilter na.o5m --drop="amenity=* tourism=* leisure=* shop=* office=* craft=* club=* government=*" --drop-tags="building= name=" -o=na.osm

What's the right osmfilter ''command'' to filter all building names out while keeping the outlines or boundaries. Same for amenities shops government parks.. etcetera Tried this and it took building boundaries as well. osmfilter na.o5m --drop="amenity=* tourism=* leisure=* shop=* office=* craft=* club=* government=*" --drop-tags="building= name=" -o=na.osm

What's the right osmfilter ''command'' to filter all building names out while keeping the outlines or boundaries. Same for amenities shops government parks.. etcetera Tried this and it took building boundaries as well. osmfilter na.o5m --drop="amenity=* tourism=* leisure=* shop=* office=* craft=* club=* government=*" --drop-tags="building= name=" -o=na.osm