DOKK / manpages / debian 12 / gnuastro / astscript-ds9-region.1.en
ASTSCRIPT-DS9-REGION(1) User Commands ASTSCRIPT-DS9-REGION(1)

astscript-ds9-region - Create an SAO DS9 region file from a table

astscript-ds9-region [OPTION] FITS-files

This script is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.19.

This script will take two column names (or numbers) and return a "region file" (with one region over each entry) for easy inspection of catalog entries in this SAO DS9.

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

$ info astscript-ds9-region
$ 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

Input:
HDU/extension of all input FITS files.
Columns to use as coordinates (name or number).
Coordinates in WCS or image (default: wcs)
ID of each region (name or number of a column)
Output:
Color for the regions (read by DS9).
Line thickness of the regions (in DS9).
Radius of each region (arcseconds if in WCS mode).
Don't delete output if it exists.
Name of output file.
DS9 command to run after making region.
Operating mode:
-?, --help
Print this help list.
BibTeX citation for this program.
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 astscript-ds9-region is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and astscript-ds9-region programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info astscript-ds9-region

should give you access to the complete manual.

October 2022 GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.19