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Summary

The following is a list of the Xselect commands that are currently available. For the XPI commands, see the XPI Commands heading.

• bin - Old name for extract
• choose - Choose observations from catalogue by number
• cpd - Equivalent to set device
• echo - Toggles echoing of Xselect command files to the screen
• extract - Extract image, spectrum or light curve from data
• filter - Set filters for the bin command
• faint - Do faint-to-bright conversion
• fast - Apply the SIS fast mode timing correction
• gisclean - Filter data using a PI-Rise Time window
• hkbin - Bin up an HK parameter(s)
• hksel - Create a GTI file using HK data
• list - List the obscats or the work and data directories
• load - Load an extant observation catalogue
• mkfbin - Bin up parameters from the Mkfilter output file
• make - Make observation catalogue
• plot - Plot spectrum, light curve, image, HK parameter, or other
• read - Read in filename(s) of FITS file(s) to be used
• save - Save current session, product FITS file, spectrum, light curve, image
• select - Apply Boolean expressions for data selection, for creating GTI intervals from HK or filter files, and for filtering the observation catalogue.
• set - Sets the mission, instrument and plot device, and the column names, and binsizes for extract.
• show - Show data files, obscat, parameters, selections, or status
• sisclean - Remove hot pixels from ASCA SIS data
• sispi - Fill the PI column for ASCA SIS data.
• clear - Clear input files, filters, selections, or everything
• echo - Toggles echoing of command files to the screen
• help - Obtain help on commands and syntax
• exit - Exit from Xselect
• quit - Exit from Xselect
• stop - Exit from Xselect