nsprfhead

NAME

nsprfhead - show the header in the NRO newstar binary profiles

nsprfhead -input_file filename -endian [big,little] -max_ch integer

The command directly read NRO newstar binary and shows the header information of the profile data. The output is stdout.

[NRO_newstar_binary |] command

-input_file filename: Input filename in NRO newstar binary format. Both relative and absolute path names are acceptable. In NRO newstar system the file has a 14-character name started by SS. Be careful whether the filename has ";". In this case you should escape ";" with "\" to hold a function of your command shell. Please check your command shell instruction in detail.; Without -input_file option the last parameter attached in your command line is used as the input filename.; The filename "-" means standard input. In the case you must explicitly assign -max_ch value.
-endian [big,little]: Data endian of the NRO newstar binary. Endian of the NRO newstar binary depends on the system which the data was created.
-max_ch [integer,auto]: Maxmum channel number to storable in the NRO newstar binary. The filesize changes by this parameter. In the case of "auto" the command automatically read the associated file with CB name.

The endian may be inverted depending on your system type.
If you assign "-max_ch auto", the command automatically read the associated file, which is the same name beside the first 2 characters; SS is substituted by CB. The associated file must be in the same directory which stores the SS file.
Be careful whether the filename has ";". In this case you should escape ";" with "\" to hold a function of your command shell. Please check your command shell instruction in detail.
The correct endian cannot be resolved by the system. You should try to read the file with the nsprfhead command and check the header value with your own eye.
Some header information in NRO newstar binary are lost by this conversion.
The command cannot correct improper value in the header of NRO newstar binary. Please use the command headcorr after the conversion, if you need.