fxinsert: Insert FITS files or extensions into another MEF file

Package: fitsutil

Usage

fxinsert input output groups

Parameters

input [string]

Can be a list of FITS filenames with or without extension number.

output [string]

Output filename. The extension number after which the input units are going to be inserted is required.

groups = "" [string]

Specify the list of extensions to insert from the those files without explicit extension number. This list is applied to all input files.

verbose = yes

Print each operation as it takes place?

Description

Finsert will insert one or more FITS units after a specified extension number from the output file. A unit can be a whole FITS file or one extension.

FITS extensions are numbered from zero -as the primary unit, with one as the first extension two as the second extension and so on.

Examples

1. Insert group 3 from input.fits after group 1 from output.fits file.

im> fxinsert input.fits[3] output.fits[1]

2. To insert extensions 1,3,5 from input file g10.fits after group 5 from g30.fits file.

im> fxinsert g10.fits g30.fits[5] groups="1,3,5"

3. Insert files and extensions.

im> fxinsert fa.fits,fb.fits[5],fc.fits foutput.fits[3]

Bugs

Finsert does not accept EXTNAME or EXTVER values yet.

See also

imcopy, fxheader