qgis - QGIS Geographic Information System
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.
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
- --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.
- ~/.config/QGIS/qgis.conf
- QGIS preferences file. This file stores windows size/location, loaded
plugins, user options, and other application settings.
See the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known
issues with the latest release.
Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>