---
name: "schedule"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "trollsched-bin"
version: "0.7.2-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/schedule"
---

# schedule(1)

generate schedule files for polar weather satellites

## NAME

schedule - generate schedule files for polar weather satellites

## DESCRIPTION

usage: schedule \[-h\] \[-c CONFIG\] \[-t TLE\] \[-l LOG\] \[-m \[MAIL \[MAIL ...\]\]\] \[-v\]

-

  \[--lat LAT\] \[--lon LON\] \[--alt ALT\] \[-f FORWARD\] \[-s START\_TIME\] \[-d DELAY\] \[-a AVOID\] \[--no-aqua-terra-dump\] \[--multiproc\] \[-o OUTPUT\_DIR\] \[-u OUTPUT\_URL\] \[-x\] \[-r\] \[--scisys\] \[-p\] \[-g\]

### optional arguments:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **-c** CONFIG, **--config** CONFIG

  configuration file to use

- **-t** TLE, **--tle** TLE

  tle file to use

- **-l** LOG, **--log** LOG

  File to log to (defaults to stdout)

- **-m** \[MAIL \[MAIL ...\]\], **--mail** \[MAIL \[MAIL ...\]\]

  mail address(es) to send error messages to.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  print debug messages too

### start-parameter:

-

  (or set values in the configuration file)

- **--lat** LAT

  Latitude, degrees north

- **--lon** LON

  Longitude, degrees east

- **--alt** ALT

  Altitude, km

- **-f** FORWARD, **--forward** FORWARD

  time ahead to compute the schedule

- **-s** START\_TIME, **--start-time** START\_TIME

  start time of the schedule to compute

- **-d** DELAY, **--delay** DELAY

  delay (in seconds) needed between two consecutive passes (60 seconds by default)

### special:

-

  (additional parameter changing behaviour)

- **-a** AVOID, **--avoid** AVOID

  xml request file with passes to avoid

- **--no-aqua-terra-dump**

  do not consider Aqua/Terra-dumps

- **--multiproc**

  use multiple parallel processes

### output:

-

  (file pattern are taken from configuration file)

- **-o** OUTPUT\_DIR, **--output-dir** OUTPUT\_DIR

  where to put generated files

- **-u** OUTPUT\_URL, **--output-url** OUTPUT\_URL

  URL where to put generated schedule file(s), otherwise use output-dir

- **-x**, **--xml**

  generate an xml request file (schedule)

- **-r**, **--report**

  generate an xml report file (schedule)

- **--scisys**

  generate a SCISYS schedule file

- **-p**, **--plot**

  generate plot images

- **-g**, **--graph**

  save graph info

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **schedule** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **schedule** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info schedule**

should give you access to the complete manual.