---
name: "cphead"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wcstools"
version: "3.9.7-1.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cphead"
---

# cphead(1)

AME

## NAME

cphead - AME

## SYNOPSIS

**cphead** \[*-v*\]\[*-d dir*\]\[*-p num*\] *file1.fit* ... *filen.fits kw1 kw2* ... *kwn*

## DESCRIPTION

Copy FITS or IRAF header keyword values from first file to others

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  or : cphead \[-v\]\[-d dir\]\[-p num\] file1.fit @filelist kw1 kw2 ... kwn or : cphead \[-v\]\[-d dir\]\[-p num\] file1.fit @filelist @kwlist **-a**: Replace header of 2nd file with that from first **-d**: Root directory for input files (default is cwd) **-h**: Write HISTORY line **-k**: Write CPHEAD keyword **-n**: Write a new file (add e before the extension) **-p**: Number of decimal places in numeric output **-v**: Verbose **-w**: Copy all WCS keywords