[daip] Re: moving AIPS files

[Eric Greisen]

Jean Eilek writes:
 > hello Eric --  a question.
 > 
 > I'm about to change my workstation from a solaris/unix system, to
 > a new linux box.  Thus I need to deal with all the files I have
 > within AIPS -- on several disks and in several user numbers.
 > 
 > Can you please tell me the best way to do this, & what programs
 > to use?  I know generally that I need to work through fits files,
 > going from (old system)->(intermediate storage)->(new system);
 > but don't want to do each image separately, that would take forever.
 > Can I do one disk or one user# at a time, say?
 > 

RUN WRTPROCS    - loads procedures you need
WRTDISK         - writes multiple files to disk for current user
READISK         - reads those files on new computer

see their help files.

Eric Greisen