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MAKENOISE(1) User Commands MAKENOISE(1)

MakeNoise - add noise to an image

astmknoise [OPTION...] ASTRdata

MakeNoise is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.19. MakeNoise will add noise to all the pixels in an input dataset. The noise parameters can be specified with the options below.

For more information, please run any of the following commands. In particular the second contains a very comprehensive explanation of MakeNoise's invocation: expected input(s), output(s), and a full description of all the options.

$ astmknoise -P
$ info astmknoise
$ info MakeNoise
$ 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

MakeNoise options:

Input:
Fixed background magnitude for whole input.
Extension name or number of input data.
Instrument noise level (in pixel value units).
Ignore case in matching/searching columns.
Total noise sigma, ignore other options.
Zeropoint magnitude of input.
Output:
Don't delete output if it exists.
Keep input directory for automatic output.
Output file name.
Type of output: e.g., int16, float32, etc...
WCS linear matrix of output ('pc' or 'cd').
Operating modes:
-?, --help
give this help list
Background is brightness, not magnitude.
List all config files and variables read.
BibTeX citation for this program.
Read configuration file STR immediately.
Use GSL_RNG_SEED environment variable for seed
Do not parse any more configuration files.
Information about output(s) in a log file.
Min. bytes to avoid RAM automatically.
Number of CPU threads to use.
Only run if the program version is STR.
Print parameter values to be used and abort.
Don't print mmap'd file's name and size.
Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.
Set default values for this directory and abort.
give a short usage message
Set default values for this user and abort.
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/

Report bugs to bug-gnuastro@gnu.org.

Copyright © 2015-2022 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.

Written/developed by Mohammad Akhlaghi

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

info MakeNoise

should give you access to the complete manual.

October 2022 GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.19