---
name: "scamp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scamp"
version: "2.14.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scamp"
---

# scamp(1)

compute astrometric and photometric solutions from SExtractor catalogs

## NAME

scamp - compute astrometric and photometric solutions from SExtractor catalogs

## SYNOPSIS

**scamp** *catalog1* \[*catalog2 ...*\]\[*@catalog\_list1* \[*@catalog\_list2 ...*\]\]

\[*-c configuration-file*\]\[*-param1 value1 -param2 value2 ...*\]

- **scamp *-d***

  ## DESCRIPTION

SCAMP is a program that computes astrometric and photometric solutions from SExtractor catalogs

See http://astromatic.net/software/scamp for more details.

### Operation modes:

- **-h**, **--help**

  print this help, then exit

- **-V**, **--version**

  print version number, then exit

- **-d**, **--dump**

  dump a default configuration file

- **-dd**, **--ddump**

  dump an extended default configuration file

## MANUAL

The full documentation for **SCAMP** is maintained as a PDF manual available at **http://astromatic.net/software/scamp**

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs to the SCAMP software forum at http://astromatic.net/forum.

## SEE ALSO

eye(1), [missfits(1)](/missfits/1.md), [psfex(1)](/psfex/1.md), [source-extractor(1)](/source-extractor/1.md), sky(1), [stiff(1)](/stiff/1.md), stuff(1), swarp (1), [weightwatcher(1)](/weightwatcher/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Written by Emmanuel Bertin (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)

## LICENSE

SCAMP is licensed under the terms of the General Public License (GPL), version 3.

## COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.