AIPS HELP file for INTAPE in 31DEC25

As of Fri Apr 18 22:40:07 2025

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INTAPE
Type: Adverb  (Real)
Use:  Tape unit associated with the input image.
Null Value:  0
      Null value assignment usually means tape unit 1

Verbs:
   AVEOT.........Advances tape to end-of-information point.
   AVFILE........Moves tape forward or back to end-of-file marks.
   AVMAP.........Advance tape by one image (IBM-CV = obsolete tape
                 file).
   DISMOUNT......Disables a magnetic tape and dismounts it from the tape
                 drive.
   MOUNT.........Makes a tape drive available to user's AIPS and tasks.
   REWIND........Verb to rewind a tape.
   TPHEAD........Verb to list image header from FITS or IBM-CV tape.
Procedures:
   VLBAARCH......Procedure to archive VLBA correlator data.
   VLBALOAD......Loads VLBA data.
   Y2KSAVE.......Verifies correctness and performance using standard
                 problems.
Tasks:
   ATLOD.........Reads ATCA data in RPFITS dormat into AIPS.
   AVTP..........Positions tape to desired file.
   BAKLD.........Reads all files of a catalog entry from BAKTP tape.
   FILLM.........Reads VLA on-line/archive format uv data tapes
                 (post Jan 88).
   FILLR.........Reads old VLA on-line-system tapes into AIPS.
   FITLD.........Reads FITS files to load images or UV (IDI or UVFITS)
                 data to disk.
   IMLOD.........Reads tape or disk files to load images to disk.
   M3TAR.........Translate Haystack MKIII VLBI format "A" TAR's into
                 AIPS.
   MK3IN.........Translate Haystack MKIII VLBI format "A" tapes into
                 AIPS.
   MK3TX.........Extract text files from a MKIII VLBI archive tape.
   PRTTP.........Prints contents of tapes and disk files, all supported
                 formats.
   TCOPY.........Tape to tape copy with some disk FITS support.
   UVLOD.........Read export or FITS data from a tape or disk.

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