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astro (version 1.2)

write.fitskey: Write FITS Header Keywords

Description

The mid-level function 'write.fitskey' allows FITS header keywords to be written directly from R.

Usage

write.fitskey(key, value, file, comment = "", hdu = 1)

Arguments

key
header keyword (may be a vector)
value
header value (may be a vector)
file
file name
comment
header comments (may be a vector)
hdu
header and data unit to be written to

Details

The mid-level function 'write.fitskey' is a wrapper around 'read.fits' and 'write.fits', and provides a shortcut to updating individual keywords of an already existent FITS file.

See Also

The astronomy package: astro.