NAME

       ginga - Astronomical FITS Image Viewer

DESCRIPTION

       usage: ginga [-h] [--basedir NAME] [--bufsize NUM] [-c CHANNELS]

              [--disable-plugins  NAMES]  [--display  HOST:N]  [--fitspkg  NAME]  [-g  GEOM]  [--modules  NAMES]
              [--norestore]   [--nosplash]   [--numthreads   NUM]   [--opengl]   [--plugins    NAMES]    [--sep]
              [--suppress-fits-warnings]  [-t  NAME] [--wcspkg NAME] [--log FILE] [--loglevel LEVEL] [--lognull]
              [--logsize NUMBYTES] [--logbackups NUM] [--pidfile FILE] [--rmlog] [--stderr] [-V]

       Run the Ginga reference viewer.

   options:
       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       --basedir NAME
              Specify Ginga configuration area

       --bufsize NUM
              Buffer length to NUM

       -c, --channels CHANNELS
              Specify list of channels to create

       --disable-plugins NAMES
              Specify plugins that should be disabled

       --display HOST:N
              Use X display on HOST:N

       --fitspkg NAME
              Prefer FITS I/O module NAME

       -g, --geometry GEOM
              X geometry for initial size and placement

       --modules NAMES
              Specify additional modules to load

       --norestore
              Don't restore the GUI from a saved layout

       --nosplash
              Don't display the splash screen

       --numthreads NUM
              Start NUM threads in thread pool

       --opengl
              Use OpenGL acceleration

       --plugins NAMES
              Specify additional plugins to load

       --sep  Load files in separate channels

       --suppress-fits-warnings
              Suppress FITS verify warnings

       -t, --toolkit NAME
              Prefer GUI toolkit (gtk|qt)

       --wcspkg NAME
              Prefer WCS module NAME

       --log FILE
              Write logging output to FILE

       --loglevel LEVEL
              Set logging level to LEVEL

       --lognull
              Use a null logger

       --logsize NUMBYTES
              Set maximum logging level to NUMBYTES

       --logbackups NUM
              Set maximum number of backups to NUM

       --pidfile FILE
              Write pid of process to FILE

       --rmlog
              Remove log if present (don't append)

       --stderr
              Copy logging also to stderr

       -V, --version
              show program's version number and exit

ginga 5.2.0                                        March 2025                                           GINGA(1)