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MAKENOISE(1) User Commands MAKENOISE(1)

NAME

MakeNoise - add noise to an image

SYNOPSIS

astmknoise [OPTION...] ASTRdata ...

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.

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.

info astmknoise
info MakeNoise
info gnuastro

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:

info help-gnuastro

MakeNoise options:

Input:
-b, --background=FLT
Fixed background magnitude for the image.
-e, --envseed
Use GSL_RNG_SEED environment variable for seed.
-h, --hdu=STR
Extension name or number of input data.
-s, --stdadd=FLT
Standard deviation addition constant.
-z, --zeropoint=FLT
Image zeropoint magnitude.
Output:
-d, --doubletype
Save output as a double precision floating point.
-D, --dontdelete
Don't delete output if it exists.
-K, --keepinputdir
Do not remove input's dir info for output.
-o, --output=STR
Output file or directory name.
Operating modes:
-?, --help
give this help list
--cite
BibTeX citation for MakeNoise.
--nolog
No log file for programs which make one.
-N, --numthreads=INT
Number of CPU threads to use.
--onlydirconf
Only read current directory configuration file.
--onlyversion=STR
Only run if the program version is this.
-P, --printparams
Print parameter values to be used and abort.
-q, --quiet
Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.
-S, --setdirconf
Set default values for this directory and abort.
--usage
give a short usage message
-U, --setusrconf
Set default values for this user and abort.
-V, --version
print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

GNU Astronomy Utilities home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuastro/

AUTHOR

Written by Mohammad Akhlaghi

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug-gnuastro@gnu.org.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2015-2016, Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU General public license version 3 or later.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for MakeNoise is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and MakeNoise programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info MakeNoise

should give you access to the complete manual.

October 2016 GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.2.33-8a3b