1QGIS(1)                     General Commands Manual                    QGIS(1)
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NAME

6       qgis - QGIS Geographic Information System
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SYNOPSIS

9       qgis [--snapshot filename]
10            [--lang language]
11            [--project projectfile]
12            [--extent xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]
13            [--width width]
14            [--height height]
15            [--nologo]
16            [--noplugins]
17            [--optionspath path]
18            [--configpath path]
19            [--help]
20            [file]...
21       See OPTIONS for a full description.
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DESCRIPTION

24       QGIS  is  a cross platform, Free and Open Source Geographic Information
25       System (GIS). Supported platforms include Linux/Unix, Mac OS X and  Mi‐
26       crosoft  Windows.  QGIS  supports vector, raster, and database formats.
27       QGIS is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
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29       Some of the major features include:
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31       *Support for spatially enabled PostGIS tables
32       *Support for shapefiles, ArcInfo coverages, Mapinfo, and other formats
33         supported by OGR
34       *Raster support for a large number of formats
35       *Identify features
36       *Display attribute tables
37       *Select features
38       *GRASS Digitizing
39       *Feature labeling
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OPTIONS

42       --snapshot filename
43              Create a snapshot image from the specified layers and save it to
44              filename. The snapshot is saved in PNG format.
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46       --lang language
47              Set  the  language used by QGIS. Language is specified using the
48              locale string that matches one of the translations supported  by
49              QGIS. For example, to use the German translation, specify --lang
50              de
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52       --project filename
53              Load the specified QGIS project file. The  layers  specified  in
54              the  project file are loaded, the layers are symbolized, and the
55              view extent is restored.
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57       --extent xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax
58              Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
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60       --width width
61              Width of snapshot to emit
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63       --height height
64              Height of snapshot to emit
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66       --nologo
67              Hide splash screen
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69       --noplugins
70              Don't restore plugins on startup.  Useful  if  some  third-party
71              plugins make QGIS crash during startup.
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73       --optionspath path
74              Use the given QSettings path
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76       --configpath path
77              Use the given path for all user configuration
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79       --help
80              Display brief usage help.
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82       file...
83              A  list  of one or more files to be loaded into QGIS at startup.
84              Files must consist of a data format supported by QGIS  and  only
85              disk-based  formats  can  be  loaded  using  this  method.  This
86              includes shapefiles, MapInfo files,  and  most  raster  formats.
87              Data  stores  that  cannot be loaded in this way include PostGIS
88              layers in a PostgreSQL database and GRASS vector/raster data.
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FILES

92       ~/.config/QGIS/qgis.conf
93              QGIS preferences file. This file stores  windows  size/location,
94              loaded plugins, user options, and other application settings.
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BUGS

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

101       Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>
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106                                 March 9, 2011                         QGIS(1)