---
name: "weightwatcher"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "weightwatcher"
version: "1.12+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/weightwatcher"
---

# weightwatcher(1)

combine weight-maps, flag-maps and polygon data

## NAME

weightwatcher - combine weight-maps, flag-maps and polygon data

## SYNOPSIS

**weightwatcher** \[*-c configuration-file*\] \[*-parameter1 value1 -parameter2 value2 ...*\]

- **weightwatcher *-d***

  ## DESCRIPTION

WeightWatcher is a program that combines weight-maps, flag-maps and polygon data in order to produce control maps which can directly be used in astronomical image-processing packages like Swarp or SExtractor.

See http://astromatic.net/software/weightwatcher 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

## MANUAL

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

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHORS

Written by Emmanuel Bertin and Chiara Marmo (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris).

## LICENSE

WeightWatcher 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.