DEIMOS
poname script

Name

poname -- set or show the current pointing origin

Purpose

With no argument, prints the name of the currently selected
pointing origin. With one argument, reset the current
pointing origin to the named value.

Usage

poname [name]

Arguments

name = name of the pointing origin to select

Output

Feedback is written to stdout.

Restrictions

Only functions when DEIMOS is in nighttime mode and can
converse with the drive and control system (DCS) library.

Example

1) show the current pointing origin
poname

2) capture the name of the current pointing origin in a
shell script variable:
set current_po = `poname`

3) change the pointing origin to Slit:
poname Slit

See Also

The shell script poname
DEIMOS script index


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Last modified: Wed Jun 9 16:30:35 2004