`dfits` & `fitsort`¶

Synopsis¶

What is the FITS Data Format ? Click here to get an answer.

dfits is THE way to display a header (or the headers) of a fits file from within the shell.

dfits myfile.fits

The powerful feature : you can also use wildchars:

dfits *.fits

… And that’s where fitsort enters the scene !:

dfits *.fits | fitsort NAXIS1 DATE RA

You should get a nice table.

dfits

fitsort