---
name: "fits-flip-endian"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "astrometry.net"
version: "0.97+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fits-flip-endian"
---

# fits-flip-endian(1)

Endian swapping of FITS binary tables.

## NAME

fits-flip-endian - Endian swapping of FITS binary tables.

## SYNOPSIS

**fits-flip-endian** **-i** *input-file* **-o** *output-file* \[ **-e** *ext* **-s** *size* \] ...

## OPTIONS

- **-i** *file*

  Input file

- **-o** *file*

  Output file

- **-e** *ext*

  Extension number

- **-s** *size*

  Data size in bytes

## AUTHOR

The Astrometry.net team. Principal investigators are David W. Hogg (NYU) and Dustin Lang (CMU).

## SEE ALSO

http://astrometry.net