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[edit] Synopsis
- fiheader [opions] [input] [-o|--output <output>]
[edit] Description
- This program allows the user to read, set, alter or remove a set of values associated with the specified keywords from the primary header unit (a.k.a. simply "header") of a FITS image file.
[edit] Options:
[edit] General options:
- -h, --help
- Gives general summary about the command line options.
- --long-help
- Gives a detailed list of command line options.
- --version
- Gives some version information about the program.
- -i, --input <image file>
- Name of the input FITS image file.
- -o, --output <image file>
- Name of the output FITS image file (can be the same as the input image file).
[edit] Read keyword values:
- -g, --get, --read <keyword>,...
- List of keywords to get from FITS header.
- -F, --format <format>
- Format of the output, space separated list of the arguments filename, keyword, value or comment, in the desired order.
- -x, --extension <extension>
- Read keyword values from the given extension.
- Note that shell wildcard character patterns can be used in the keyword specifications.
- -s, --set, --update <keyword>=<value>[/<comment>],...
- List of keywords with their new values (and optional comments) to be altered.
- -a, --append <keyword>=<value>[/<comment>],...
- List of keywords with their new values (and optional comments) to be appended to the existing list of keywords.
- -d, --delete <keyword>,...
- List of keywords to be removed from the header.
- --force-alter-reserved-keywords
- Enable to alter reserved FITS keywords (use with caution).
- -w, --rewrite
- Re-write the input file(s) directly. Use this option exclusively from -o|--output.