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>

                                          March 9, 2011                                   QGIS(1)