---
name: "readms"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "casacore-tools"
version: "3.7.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/readms"
---

# readms(1)

Read one or more MeasurementSets

## NAME

readms - Read one or more MeasurementSets

## SYNOPSIS

**readms** **parm=***value* ...

## Parameters

- **nms**

  Number of MeasurementSets to read (0 means 1 MS without suffix; default)

- **msname**

  Name of the MeasurementSet (suffix \_p\<i\> is added if nms\>0)

- **data**

  Read DATA column? (default=true)

- **flag**

  Read FLAG column? (default=true)

- **weightspectrum**

  Read WEIGHT\_SPECTRUM column? (default=false)

- **fields**

  Fields to read

- **ntime**

  Number of time steps to read (0=all; default)

- **spw**

  Spectral window numbers to read

- **npol**

  Number of polarizations to read (0=all; default)

- **nchan**

  Number of channels to read (0=all; default)

- **baselines**

  Baselines to read (CASA baseline selection)

- **rowwise**

  Read the data row wise (thus a get per row) (default=true)