DATACONV

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (LOCAL)
Updated: 15 July 1989
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NAME

dataconv - convert data between starchart formats, precessing if desired  

SYNOPSIS

dataconv -i inname intype -o outname outtype [ -sc ]
[ -f from_equinox -t to_equinox ]

 

DESCRIPTION

Convert the file inname of file format intype to outname of file format outtype. If either type is `sif', the -sc argument specifies a field separation character of c. The default separation character is ";". The coordinates may be precessed from from_equinox to to_equinox.

The file formats are:
lineread - yale.star format text format.
sif     - Starchart Interchange Format, simple text format.

binfull         - Binary file format containing all the data in the above formats.

binobj  - Binary file format containing only position, magnitude, and
object type.
binstar         - Binary file format containing only position and magnitude,
type defaults to single star.
gsc     - Data file from the Guide Star Catalog. This format can
only be read, not generated.

 

EXAMPLES

dataconv -i yale.star lineread -o yale.binstar binfull
dataconv -i new-comet.sif sif -o new-comet binobj -s= -f 1989.0 -t 2000.0  

FILES

 

BUGS

 

AUTHOR

Craig Counterman


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
FILES
BUGS
AUTHOR

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