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6 Quantum GIS - A Geographic Information System
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9 qgis [--snapshot filename]
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12 [--help]
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14 See OPTIONS for a full description.
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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
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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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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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45 Load the specified QGIS project file. The layers specified in
46 the project file are loaded, the layers are symbolized, and the
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49 --extent xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax
50 Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
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53 Display brief usage help.
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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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66 QGIS preferences file. This file stores windows size/location,
67 loaded plugins, user options, and other application settings.
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70 See the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known issues
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74 Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>
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