trim_fit

Syntax

trim_fit --help
trim_fit [-vb] [-sd yyyymmdd] [-st hr:mn] [-ed yyyymmdd] [-et hr:mn] [-ex hr:mn] [-cp cpid] [-cn channel] [fitacfname]
trim_fit -i [-vb] [-sd yyyymmdd] [-st hr:mn] [-ed yyyymmdd] [-et hr:mn] [-ex hr:mn] [-cp cpid] [-cn channel] fitacfname inxinput
trim_fit -old [-vb] [-sd yyyymmdd] [-st hr:mn] [-ed yyyymmdd] [-et hr:mn] [-ex hr:mn] [-cp cpid] [-cn channel] fitinput fitoutput
trim_fit -i -old [-vb] [-sd yyyymmdd] [-st hr:mn] [-ed yyyymmdd] [-et hr:mn] [-ex hr:mn] [-cp cpid] [-cn channel] fitinput fitoutput inxinput inxoutput

Synopsis

Extracts a section from a fit or fitacf format file.

Options

`--help`	print the help message and exit.
`--version`	print the RST version number and exit.
`-vb`	verbose. Log information to the console.
`-sd yyyymmdd`	extract starting from the date yyyymmdd.
`-st hr:mn`	extract starting from the time hr:mn.
`-ed yyyymmdd`	stop extracting at the date yyyymmdd.
`-et hr:mn`	stop extracting at the time hr:mn.
`-ex hr:mn`	extract an interval whose extent is hr:mn.
`-cp cp`	extract only those records with the program identifier cp.
`-cn channel`	extract only those records from channel channel.
`fitacfname`	filename of the `fitacf` format file to trim. If this is omitted, the file will be read from standard input
`-i`	index files are available, for `fit` format files, an index file is created for the ouput file.
`inxinput`	filename of the index file associated with the `fit` or `fitacf` format input file.
`inxoutput`	filename of the index file to create.
`-old`	the input file is a `fit` format file.
`fitinput`	filename of the `fit` format file to trim.
`fitoutput`	filename of the `fit` format file to create.

Description

Extracts a section from a fit or fitacf format file.

If the input file is a fitacf format file, the extracted section will be written to standard output

Examples

trim_fit -old -st 11:00 -ex 1:00 20000110.kap.fit 2000011011.kap.fit

Extracts a one-hour section starting at 11:00UT from the fit file "20000110.kap.dat" to produce the fit file called "200001101.kap.dat".

trim_fit -cp 150 -sd 19990410 -st 22:00 -ed 19990411 -et 4:00 19990410.gbr.fitacf > 1999041022.gbr.fitacf

Extract a six-hour section starting at 22:00UT April 10, 1999 from the fitacf file "19990410.gbr.fitacf" to produce the fit file "1999041022.gbr.fitacf". Only those records with a program identifier number of 150 will be extracted.