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qgis: QGIS Geographic Information System
Command to display qgis
manual in Linux: $ man 1 qgis
NAME
qgis - QGIS Geographic Information System
SYNOPSIS
qgis [--snapshot
filename]
[--lang
language]
[--project
projectfile]
[--extent
xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]
[--width
width]
[--height
height]
[--nologo]
[--noplugins]
[--optionspath
path]
[--configpath
path]
[--help]
[file]...
See OPTIONS for a full description.
DESCRIPTION
QGIS is a cross platform, Free and Open Source Geographic
Information System (GIS). Supported platforms include Linux/Unix, Mac OS X and
Microsoft Windows. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is
licensed under the GNU General Public License.
Some of the major features include:
*Support for spatially enabled PostGIS tables
*Support for shapefiles, ArcInfo coverages, Mapinfo, and other formats
supported by OGR
*Raster support for a large number of formats
*Identify features
*Display attribute tables
*Select features
*GRASS Digitizing
*Feature labeling
OPTIONS
- --snapshot filename
-
Create a snapshot image from the specified layers and save it to filename. The
snapshot is saved in PNG format.
- --lang language
-
Set the language used by QGIS. Language is specified using the locale string
that matches one of the translations supported by QGIS. For example, to use the
German translation, specify
--lang de
- --project filename
-
Load the specified
QGIS
project file. The layers specified in the project file are loaded, the layers
are symbolized, and the view extent is restored.
- --extent xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax
-
Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
- --width width
-
Width of snapshot to emit
- --height height
-
Height of snapshot to emit
- --nologo
-
Hide splash screen
- --noplugins
-
Don't restore plugins on startup. Useful if some third-party plugins make QGIS crash during startup.
- --optionspath path
-
Use the given QSettings path
- --configpath path
-
Use the given path for all user configuration
- --help
-
Display brief usage help.
- file...
-
A list of one or more files to be loaded into QGIS at startup. Files must
consist of a data format supported by QGIS and only disk-based formats can be
loaded using this method. This includes shapefiles, MapInfo files, and most
raster formats. Data stores that cannot be loaded in this way include PostGIS
layers in a PostgreSQL database and GRASS vector/raster data.
FILES
- ~/.config/QGIS/qgis.conf
-
QGIS preferences file. This file stores windows size/location, loaded plugins,
user options, and other application settings.
BUGS
See the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known issues with the
latest release.
AUTHOR
Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>