---
name: "x_edit"
section: "1gmt"
platform: "linux"
package: "gmt"
version: "4.5.12-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/x_edit"
---

# x\_edit(1gmt)

convert between binary and ASCII crossover correction tables.

## NAME

**x\_edit** - convert between binary and ASCII crossover correction tables.

## SYNOPSIS

**x\_edit** **-A**\|**X**\[*name*\]  **-O**\[*outname*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The purpose of **x\_edit** is to convert between ASCII and binary versions of the crossover correction tables.

- **-A**

  Name of ASCII correction table \[stdin\], write binary table to file given by **-O** \[stdout\].

- **-X**

  Name of binary correction table \[stdin\], write ASCII table to file given by **-O** \[stdout\].

- **-O**

  Name of output correction table \[stdout\].

## EXAMPLES

To convert the binary file crossover\_corr.b to ASCII and write to stdout, run\

**x\_edit -X**crossover\_corr.b \> corrections.d\

## SEE ALSO

[*GMT*(1)](/GMT/1.md), *x\_system*(1)

## REFERENCES

Wessel, P. XOVER: A Cross-over Error Detector for Track Data, *Computers & Geosciences, 15*, 333-346.