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.TH GINGA "1" "December 2022" "ginga 4.0.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
ginga \- Astronomical FITS Image Viewer
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: ginga [\-h] [\-\-basedir NAME] [\-\-bufsize NUM] [\-c CHANNELS] [\-\-debug]
.IP
[\-\-disable\-plugins NAMES] [\-\-display HOST:N] [\-\-fitspkg NAME]
[\-g GEOM] [\-\-modules NAMES] [\-\-norestore] [\-\-nosplash]
[\-\-numthreads NUM] [\-\-opengl] [\-\-plugins NAMES] [\-\-profile]
[\-\-sep] [\-\-suppress\-fits\-warnings] [\-t NAME] [\-\-wcspkg NAME]
[\-\-log FILE] [\-\-loglevel LEVEL] [\-\-lognull] [\-\-logsize NUMBYTES]
[\-\-logbackups NUM] [\-\-pidfile FILE] [\-\-rmlog] [\-\-stderr] [\-V]
.PP
Run the Ginga reference viewer.
.SS "options:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-basedir\fR NAME
Specify Ginga configuration area
.TP
\fB\-\-bufsize\fR NUM
Buffer length to NUM
.TP
\fB\-c\fR CHANNELS, \fB\-\-channels\fR CHANNELS
Specify list of channels to create
.TP
\fB\-\-debug\fR
Enter the pdb debugger on main()
.TP
\fB\-\-disable\-plugins\fR NAMES
Specify plugins that should be disabled
.TP
\fB\-\-display\fR HOST:N
Use X display on HOST:N
.TP
\fB\-\-fitspkg\fR NAME
Prefer FITS I/O module NAME
.TP
\fB\-g\fR GEOM, \fB\-\-geometry\fR GEOM
X geometry for initial size and placement
.TP
\fB\-\-modules\fR NAMES
Specify additional modules to load
.TP
\fB\-\-norestore\fR
Don't restore the GUI from a saved layout
.TP
\fB\-\-nosplash\fR
Don't display the splash screen
.TP
\fB\-\-numthreads\fR NUM
Start NUM threads in thread pool
.TP
\fB\-\-opengl\fR
Use OpenGL acceleration
.TP
\fB\-\-plugins\fR NAMES
Specify additional plugins to load
.TP
\fB\-\-profile\fR
Run the profiler on main()
.TP
\fB\-\-sep\fR
Load files in separate channels
.TP
\fB\-\-suppress\-fits\-warnings\fR
Suppress FITS verify warnings
.TP
\fB\-t\fR NAME, \fB\-\-toolkit\fR NAME
Prefer GUI toolkit (gtk|qt)
.TP
\fB\-\-wcspkg\fR NAME
Prefer WCS module NAME
.TP
\fB\-\-log\fR FILE
Write logging output to FILE
.TP
\fB\-\-loglevel\fR LEVEL
Set logging level to LEVEL
.TP
\fB\-\-lognull\fR
Use a null logger
.TP
\fB\-\-logsize\fR NUMBYTES
Set maximum logging level to NUMBYTES
.TP
\fB\-\-logbackups\fR NUM
Set maximum number of backups to NUM
.TP
\fB\-\-pidfile\fR FILE
Write pid of process to FILE
.TP
\fB\-\-rmlog\fR
Remove log if present (don't append)
.TP
\fB\-\-stderr\fR
Copy logging also to stderr
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
show program's version number and exit