funpack: Uncompress a FITS file

Package: fitsutil

Usage

funpack images

Parameters

images

A list of tile compressed FITS images (with '.fz' extensions).

keep = no

Preserve the input images? By default the input files will be replaced by the corresponding tile compressed FITS files.

listonly = no

List the types and contents (FITS HDUs) of the input files?

verbose = yes

Print each operation as it takes place? Data volume and timing will also be reported.

gzip = no

Recompress output files with host gzip command?

nimages

[Output] The number of images in the input list.

Description

Funpack will uncompress a list of tile compressed FITS files. The input file names must have ".fz" appended. The output files will be standard FITS image files, either single images or MEFs. Optionally, the output files may be recompressed using the host gzip command.

This task is a wrapper script for the CFITSIO funpack command.

Examples

1. Uncompress a tile compressed file:

im> funpack file3.fits.fz

The output file is "file3.fits".

Bugs

See also

ricepack, http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/fpack