To copy a file from a subdirectory to the current working directory: cp notes/note3 sect3.txt . This copies the file note3 from the subdirectory notes to the file sect3 in the current working directory. A relative pathname notes/note3 is used to define the source file. ... This creates a copy of the file more.help in the current working directory. ... To copy a file from another user's directory using a relative pathname: cp ~helper/tmp/for_john tmp/comments . ...

... Help . ... Staff Directory . ... Missions . HST . ... Data . ... Community . ... Research . Research Staff Directory . ... Example Specific Help Stuff . ... The Multi-Mission Archive at Space Telescope--MAST--hosts data from the HST, the Digitized Sky Survey, the Guide Star Catalog, and many NASA missions. ... Many of these resulted from our work on the HST mission, others are initiatives of our scientific and technical staff, and still more will come from our work on JWST and future missions. ...

... While Sfit accepts input from "stdio", it is more natural to save/edit commands in a file (eg "solve_input.sfit") and run the code simply by entering > Sfit solve_input.sfit [linelist] . ... The model grid (3.4MB) produced by Example 1 and a selection of input spectra ( f008 f036 f068 f304 f354 ), together with SFIT output files are also given in this folder . ... The model grid (2.8MB) produced by Example 3 and an input spectrum together with SFIT output files are also given in this folder . ...

... There is an online help command. ... The help menu consists of any files in the directory specified by the entry help in the environment file, so for example HELP data types the file data in that directory. ... If the command is HELP word , after HELP tries to print the file word , it looks to see if word is a macro, and if so prints its definition. ... APROPOS string scans all the help files (if your operating system allows SM to do such things) and macro headers looking for the string. ...

Next: MIDAS And the Up: Monitor and Command Previous: Monitor and Command . ... the MIDAS working directory for internal files and (optionally) private procedures: . ... On a Unix system use the option -m < mid_work > to change the default working directory, and -p or -P to run MIDAS in parallel mode љ when you start MIDAS via the command inmidas (see below). ... In NOPARALLEL mode all intermediate MIDAS files in the MIDAS startup directory are deleted when starting MIDAS via inmidas. ...

This page was created by the IDL library routine mk_html_help . ... mk_html_help . at the IDL command line prompt. ... to calculate CHIANTI line intensities and continua, to create a synthetic spectrum. ... WRITTEN : Ver.1, 7-Nov-01, Giulio Del Zanna (GDZ) and Peter Young (PRY) MODIFICATION HISTORY: V.2, 7-Nov-01, GDZ . Fixed a small bug (now the spectrum plot is always plotted within the widget), and modified the option to add continua. ... Added extended details in the ascii output spectrum. ...

I. Installation . ... AMPLE package distributive (created with program InstallShield for Microsoft Visual C++) has been downloaded on FTP server of IAA RAS as archive Ample.zip. ... Note: If the window "file download" appears, select Open... switch button, then press OK button. ... The shortcut for AMPLE will be linked with this folder, and auxiliary files will be created here during AMPLE work. ... When running AMPLE all auxiliary and new configuration files are created in the WORK folder. ...

130705 ephemeris tracking . The pnt command has been added to the aotcl interpreter in vxWorks (used for online datataking). within the online tcl interpreter pnt ? ... Load ephemeris file with pnt ephm ld . Track the ephemeris file . Ephemeris tracking was added to the pnt command on 05jul13. ... The new command includes loading an ephemeris file and then tracking using this file. ... The user then starts the ephemeris tracking by issuing the pnt track command: . ... cR current ra,dec . ...

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... A prominent politician was recently walking past a block of apartments in Civic when they were narrowly missed by a falling flower pot. ... Nobody saw who dropped the flowerpot, or where it came from. ... The impact of the flowerpot was, however, caught on a security camera. ... The flowerpot is clearly visible in two consecutive frames from the security camera. ... In the first frame, you estimate that the pot is 1.2 m 2cm above the pavement, while in the second frame the height is 16 2cm. ...

... The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. ... A program becomes an XPA-enabled server by defining named points of public access through which data and commands can be exchanged with other client programs (and users). ... XPA User Programs . ...