NAME¶

Header - view and manipulate FITS headers

SYNOPSIS¶

astheader [OPTION...] ASTRdata

DESCRIPTION¶

Header is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.2.33-8a3b. Header print the header information in any astronomical data fileheader. It can also manipulate (add, remove or modify) any of the existing keywords in a data header.

For more information, please run any of the following commands. They will respectively show you the `Invoking Header' subsection, the complete `Header' section, or the full GNU Astronomy Utilities manual. In particular the first contains a very complete explanation of each option.

info astheader

info Header

info gnuastro

If you couldn't find your answer in the manual, you can get direct help from experienced Gnuastro users and developers. For more information, please run:

info help-gnuastro

Header options:

Input:

-h, --hdu=STR

Extension name or number of input data.

Output:

-a, --asis=STR

Write the argument string as is into the header.

-c, --comment=STR

Add COMMENT keyword, any length is ok.

-d, --delete=STR

Delete a keyword from the header.

-D, --dontdelete

Don't delete output if it exists.

-H, --history=STR

Add HISTORY keyword, any length is ok.

-K, --keepinputdir

Do not remove input's dir info for output.

-o, --output=STR

Output file or directory name.

-r, --rename=STR

Rename keyword, keeping value and comments.

-t, --date

Set the DATE keyword to the current time.

-u, --update=STR

Update a keyword value or comments.

-w, --write=STR

Write a keyword (with value, comments and units).

Operating modes:

-?, --help

give this help list

--cite

BibTeX citation for Header.

--nolog

No log file for programs which make one.

-N, --numthreads=INT

Number of CPU threads to use.

--onlydirconf

Only read current directory configuration file.

--onlyversion=STR

Only run if the program version is this.

-P, --printparams

Print parameter values to be used and abort.

-q, --quiet

Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.

-Q, --quitonerror

Quit if there is an error on any action.

-S, --setdirconf

Set default values for this directory and abort.

--usage

give a short usage message

-U, --setusrconf

Set default values for this user and abort.

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

GNU Astronomy Utilities home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuastro/

AUTHOR¶

Written by Mohammad Akhlaghi

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs to bug-gnuastro@gnu.org.

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2015-2016, Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU General public license version 3 or later.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO¶

The full documentation for Header is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Header programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info Header

should give you access to the complete manual.