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

# imextract(1)

AME

## NAME

imextract - AME

## SYNOPSIS

**imextract** \[*-vf*\] \[*-x ext*\] \[*kwn=valn*\] *range file1.fit* ... *filen.fit*

## DESCRIPTION

Extract one FITS or IRAF image from compound image

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  or : imextract \[-vf\] \[-o file\] \[kwn=valn\] n filename or : imextract \[-vf\] \[kwn=valn\] n @filelist range: images to extract (by sequence number) **-f**: Write FITS out for IRAF input **-h**: Add line to header of each output file with source **-n**: Write out name of output file **-o**: Specify output file name (without extension) **-s** \[char\]: Replace this character with space in string values **-v**: Verbose **-x**: Add this extension instead of \_n