qgis - QGIS Geographic Information System
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Bugs
See the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known issues with the latest release.
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
Files
~/.config/QGIS/qgis.conf
QGIS preferences file. This file stores windows size/location, loaded plugins, user options, and
other application settings.
Name
qgis - QGIS Geographic Information System
Options
--snapshotfilename
Create a snapshot image from the specified layers and save it to filename. The snapshot is saved
in PNG format.
--langlanguage
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 --langde--projectfilename
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.
--extentxmin,ymin,xmax,ymax
Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
--widthwidth
Width of snapshot to emit
--heightheight
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.
--optionspathpath
Use the given QSettings path
--configpathpath
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.
Synopsis
qgis[--snapshotfilename][--langlanguage][--projectprojectfile][--extentxmin,ymin,xmax,ymax][--widthwidth][--heightheight][--nologo][--noplugins][--optionspathpath][--configpathpath][--help][file]...
See OPTIONS for a full description.
