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GINGA(1) User Commands GINGA(1)

NAME

ginga - Astronomical FITS Image Viewer

DESCRIPTION

usage: ginga [-h] [--basedir NAME] [--bufsize NUM] [-c CHANNELS]

[--disable-plugins NAMES] [--display HOST:N] [--fitspkg NAME] [-g GEOM] [--modules NAMES] [--norestore] [--nosplash] [--numthreads NUM] [--opengl] [--plugins NAMES] [--sep] [--suppress-fits-warnings] [-t NAME] [--wcspkg NAME] [--log FILE] [--loglevel LEVEL] [--lognull] [--logsize NUMBYTES] [--logbackups NUM] [--pidfile FILE] [--rmlog] [--stderr] [-V]

Run the Ginga reference viewer.

options:

show this help message and exit
Specify Ginga configuration area
Buffer length to NUM
Specify list of channels to create
Specify plugins that should be disabled
Use X display on HOST:N
Prefer FITS I/O module NAME
X geometry for initial size and placement
Specify additional modules to load
Don't restore the GUI from a saved layout
Don't display the splash screen
Start NUM threads in thread pool
Use OpenGL acceleration
Specify additional plugins to load
Load files in separate channels
Suppress FITS verify warnings
Prefer GUI toolkit (gtk|qt)
Prefer WCS module NAME
Write logging output to FILE
Set logging level to LEVEL
Use a null logger
Set maximum logging level to NUMBYTES
Set maximum number of backups to NUM
Write pid of process to FILE
Remove log if present (don't append)
Copy logging also to stderr
show program's version number and exit
April 2024 ginga 5.0.1