NAME

ftchkrmf -- checks the validity of a FITS response file.

USAGE

ftchkrmf [infile=]filename1 (outfile=filename2) (clobber=yes/no)

DESCRIPTION

The task performs consistency and keyword checks on an input FITS file to check whether it satisfies the response file standard, reporting the results to the terminal or a text file.

The mandatory keyword checked are for the EBOUNDS extension:

TELESCOP, INSTRUME, FILTER, HDUCLASS, HDUCLAS1, HDUCLAS2, HDUVERS1, CHANTYPE, DETCHANS

For the MATRIX extension the same keywords are checked with the addition of HDUCLAS3. The optional keyword PHAFILE is checked.

PARAMETERS

infile [filename]
The input file name containing the response matrix.

(outfile = rmf.log) [filename]
The name of the output log file name. Default is set to 'rmf.log'. To change the output file name use outfile=filename in the command line.

(clobber = yes) [boolean]
Flag specifying whether or not a pre-existing file with the same name as that requested as the output file from this task will be overwritten.

EXAMPLES

1. ftchkrmf test.rmf

2. ftchkrmf test.rmf outfile=testrmf.log

3. ftchkrmf test.rmf outfile=testrmf.log clobber=yes

LAST MODIFIED

January 2018