octave-cfitsio
Introduction
This toolkit provides GNU Octave with I/O routines to read and write FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files.
It provides both high and low level functions similar to the Matlab FITS functions.
Requirements
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cfitsio library and dev files
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Octave >= 4.0.0
Installing
To install, run the octave package manager:
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If running Windows, the package may already be installed: type pkg list, to view the installed packages.
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To install from internet: pkg install pkg install -forge cfitsio
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To install from a local tarball. pkg install octave-cfitsio-XXXXXXX.tar.gz
Where XXXXXXX is the version of the package.
Usage:
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Load the package. pkg load cfitsio (Required each time Octave is started)
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Use the high-level function calls fitsread, fitswrite, fitsinfo to read and write FITS files. or use the low-level functions for custom file manipulation.
Documentation of functions are available in octave after install and loading.
Known limitations and bugs
None provided