SYNOPSIS

mapnik-render [options]

DESCRIPTION

mapnik-render is a third-party program that allows you to easily generate mapnik graphics from Mapnik xml or Cascadenik mml.

• No python coding is required, only a working Mapnik installation and an XML mapfile.
• mapnik-render has a variety of options that make it a useful mapfile debugger.
• Using mapnik-render is an easy way to test and develop your xml mapfiles before launching on a server.
• mapnik-render should automatically open the rendered map once completed.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

produce usage message

-V, --version

print version string

-v, --verbose

verbose output

--open

automatically open the file after rendering (os x only)

--xml file

xml map to read

--img file

image to render

--scale-factor number

scale factor for rendering

--variables

make map parameters available as render-time variables