1Quantum GIS(1)              General Commands Manual             Quantum GIS(1)
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NAME

6       Quantum GIS  - A Geographic Information System
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SYNOPSIS

9       qgis [--snapshot filename]
10            [--lang language]
11            [--project projectfile]
12            [--help]
13            [file]...
14       See OPTIONS for a full description.
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DESCRIPTION

17       Quantum  GIS  (QGIS) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) built for
18       Linux/Unix. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is
19       licensed under the GNU Public License.
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21       Some of the major features include:
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23       *Support for spatially enabled PostGIS tables
24       *Support for shapefiles, ArcInfo coverages, Mapinfo, and other formats
25         supported by OGR
26       *Raster support for a large number of formats
27       *Identify features
28       *Display attribute tables
29       *Select features
30       *GRASS Digitizing
31       *Feature labeling
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OPTIONS

34       --snapshot filename
35              Create a snapshot image from the specified layers and save it to
36              filename. The snapshot is saved in PNG format.
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38       --lang language
39              Set the language used by QGIS. Language is specified  using  the
40              locale  string that matches one of the translations supported by
41              QGIS. For example, to use the German translation, specify --lang
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44       --project filename
45              Load  the  specified  QGIS project file. The layers specified in
46              the project file are loaded, the layers are symbolized, and  the
47              view extent is restored.
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50              Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
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52       --help
53              Display brief usage help.
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55       file...
56              A  list  of one or more files to be loaded into QGIS at startup.
57              Files must consist of a data format supported by QGIS  and  only
58              disk-based  formats  can  be  loaded  using  this  method.  This
59              includes shapefiles, MapInfo files,  and  most  raster  formats.
60              Data  stores  that  cannot be loaded in this way include PostGIS
61              layers in a PostgreSQL database and GRASS vector/raster data.
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FILES

65       ~/.config/QuantumGIS/qgis.conf
66              QGIS preferences file. This file stores  windows  size/location,
67              loaded plugins, user options, and other application settings.
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BUGS

70       See  the  QGIS  home  page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known issues
71       with the latest release.
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AUTHOR

74       Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>
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79                                 October 2004                   Quantum GIS(1)
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