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.TH MAKENOISE "1" "October 2016" "GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.2.33-8a3b" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
MakeNoise \- add noise to an image
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B astmknoise
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR...] \fI\,ASTRdata \/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
MakeNoise is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.2.33\-8a3b.
MakeNoise will add noise to all the pixels in an input image. The noise
parameters can be specified with the command line options.
.PP
For more information, please run any of the following commands. They will
respectively show you the `Invoking MakeNoise' subsection, the complete
`MakeNoise' section, or the full GNU Astronomy Utilities manual. In particular
the first contains a very complete explanation of each option.
.IP
info astmknoise
.IP
info MakeNoise
.IP
info gnuastro
.PP
If you couldn't find your answer in the manual, you can get direct help from
experienced Gnuastro users and developers. For more information, please run:
.IP
info help\-gnuastro
.PP
MakeNoise options:
.IP
Input:
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-background\fR=\fI\,FLT\/\fR
Fixed background magnitude for the image.
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-envseed\fR
Use GSL_RNG_SEED environment variable for seed.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-hdu\fR=\fI\,STR\/\fR
Extension name or number of input data.
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-stdadd\fR=\fI\,FLT\/\fR
Standard deviation addition constant.
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-zeropoint\fR=\fI\,FLT\/\fR
Image zeropoint magnitude.
.IP
Output:
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-doubletype\fR
Save output as a double precision floating point.
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-dontdelete\fR
Don't delete output if it exists.
.TP
\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-\-keepinputdir\fR
Do not remove input's dir info for output.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,STR\/\fR
Output file or directory name.
.IP
Operating modes:
.TP
\-?, \fB\-\-help\fR
give this help list
.TP
\fB\-\-cite\fR
BibTeX citation for MakeNoise.
.TP
\fB\-\-nolog\fR
No log file for programs which make one.
.TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-numthreads\fR=\fI\,INT\/\fR
Number of CPU threads to use.
.TP
\fB\-\-onlydirconf\fR
Only read current directory configuration file.
.TP
\fB\-\-onlyversion\fR=\fI\,STR\/\fR
Only run if the program version is this.
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-printparams\fR
Print parameter values to be used and abort.
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-setdirconf\fR
Set default values for this directory and abort.
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
give a short usage message
.TP
\fB\-U\fR, \fB\-\-setusrconf\fR
Set default values for this user and abort.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print program version
.PP
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.
.PP
GNU Astronomy Utilities home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuastro/
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Mohammad Akhlaghi
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to bug\-gnuastro@gnu.org.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2015\-2016, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU General public license version 3 or later.
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B MakeNoise
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B MakeNoise
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info MakeNoise
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.