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

# pad-file(1)

Pad a FITS file out to the correct size

## NAME

pad-file - Pad a FITS file out to the correct size

## SYNOPSIS

**pad-file** *desired-length input-file* \[*input-file* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

The file will be padded in-place. By default, the file is padded with zeros.

## OPTIONS

- **-v** *n*

  Numerical value of character to pad with

- **-c** *c*

  Character to pad with

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

http://astrometry.net