QGIS(1)                    OpenBSD Reference Manual                    QGIS(1)



NAME
       qgis - Quantum GIS 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
       Quantum GIS (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 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/QuantumGIS/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)
