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.TH QGIS 1 "April 13, 2008"
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.SH NAME
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qgis \- Quantum GIS Geographic Information System
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B qgis [--snapshot
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.I filename]
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.B " [--lang"
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.I language]
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.B " [--project"
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.I projectfile]
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.B " [--extent"
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.I xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax]
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.B " [--help]"
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.B " [file]..."
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See OPTIONS for a full description.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) built for Linux/Unix. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is licensed under the GNU Public License.
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Some of the major features include:
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*Support for spatially enabled PostGIS tables
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*Support for shapefiles, ArcInfo coverages, Mapinfo, and other formats
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supported by OGR
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*Raster support for a large number of formats
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*Identify features
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*Display attribute tables
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*Select features
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*GRASS Digitizing
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*Feature labeling
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B \--snapshot filename
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Create a snapshot image from the specified layers and save it to filename. The
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snapshot is saved in PNG format.
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.B \--lang language
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Set the language used by QGIS. Language is specified using the locale string that
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matches one of the translations supported by QGIS. For example, to use the German translation, specify
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.B --lang de
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.B \--project filename
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Load the specified
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.SM QGIS
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project file. The layers specified in the project file are loaded, the layers
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are symbolized, and the view extent is restored.
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.B \--extent xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax
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Set initial map extent by passing coordinates of that rectangle.
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.B \--help
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Display brief usage help.
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.B file...
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A list of one or more files to be loaded into QGIS at startup. Files must
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consist of a data format supported by QGIS and only disk-based formats can be
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loaded using this method. This includes shapefiles, MapInfo files, and most
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raster formats. Data stores that cannot be loaded in this way include PostGIS
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layers in a PostgreSQL database and GRASS vector/raster data.
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.SH FILES
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.B ~/.config/QuantumGIS/qgis.conf
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QGIS preferences file. This file stores windows size/location, loaded plugins,
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user options, and other application settings.
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.SH BUGS
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See the QGIS home page (http://qgis.org) for a list of known issues with the latest release.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Gary Sherman <sherman at mrcc.com>
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