Maya: Render from command line

You know, normally we will render our scenes from:

[Rendering]

Render --> Batch Render.

However that involves opening our maya application overnight.

Here's how to render from command line:

go to the directory where the mb/ma file resides.

render <filename>

That is assuming that you've got all your file properties set correctly for rendering.
Easy eh?

More help here: http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-render-maya-scenes-from-the-command-line-249001/