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)