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.TH GETDATE "1" "May 2018" "getdate 3.9.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
getdate \- AME
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B [-dv][-n
\fI\,dec\/\fR][\fI\,-f format\/\fR] [\fI\,ra dec sys\/\fR] \fI\,itype2otype \/\fR[\fI\,date and/or time\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Convert date and time between various formats
.IP
[\-dv][\-n dec][\-f format] itype2otype @file
.IP
itype: nfd=ISOFITS fd=FITS, dt=yyyy.mmdd, hr=hh:mm:ss, deg=dd:mm:ss
.IP
jd=Julian Date, mjd=Modified Julian Date
hjd=Heliocentric Julian Date, mhjd=Modified HJD
ep=epoch, epj=Julian epoch, epb=Besselian epoch
lt=local time, ut=UT, ts=seconds since 1950\-01\-01
now=current time, ang=fractional degrees
.IP
otype: fd=FITS, dt=yyyy.mmdd, jd=Julian Date, mjd=Modified Julian Date
.IP
hjd=Heliocentric Julian Date, mhjd=Modified HJD
hr=hh:mm:ss, deg=dd:mm:ss, ang=fractional degrees
ep=epoch, epj=Julian epoch, epb=Besselian epoch
ts=seconds since 1950\-01\-01, tsu=Unix sec, tsi=IRAF sec
gst=Greenwich Sidereal Time, lst=Local Sidereal Time
.IP
@file: First one or two columns are in itype format
ra dec sys:  Need for Heliocentric conversions
.HP
\fB\-a\fR: Append date to input file, if there is one
.HP
\fB\-d\fR: Print date without time
.HP
\fB\-e\fR: Print output as ET/TDT/TT converting from UT
.HP
\fB\-f\fR: Format for output number (C printf)
.HP
\fB\-h\fR hours: Longitude in hours, west positive
.HP
\fB\-l\fR degrees: Longitude in degrees, west positive
.HP
\fB\-n\fR num: Number of decimal places in sec, epoch, JD
.HP
\fB\-s\fR days: Number of days to subtract
.HP
\fB\-t\fR: Print time without date
.HP
\fB\-v\fR: Verbose