ATKalias

This tool allows for the various Aliases tools to be utilised from the command line. The first argument sets the job to perform on the alias list. See tutorials for examples.

Usage 1

ATKalias show [-h]

Calls showAliases(), printing the current alias definitions to stdout.

Optional Arguments:

-h, --help Show help message and exit

Usage 2

ATKalias open [-h]

Calls openAliases(), opening the alias list in the default text editor.

Optional Arguments:

-h, --help Show help message and exit

Usage 3

ATKalias add [-h] <alias> <id>

Calls addAlias(), adding an alias definition with name <alias> that refers to a Vizier catalogue <id>.

Positional Arguments:

alias       Alias name
id          Vizier Catalogue ID

Optional Arguments:

-h, --help  Show help message and exit

Usage 4

ATKalias del [-h] <alias>

Calls delAlias(), deleting an alias definition with name <alias>.

Positional Arguments:

alias       Alias name

Optional Arguments:

-h, --help  Show help message and exit

Usage 5

ATKalias reset [-h]

Calls resetAliases(), resetting the alias list to its default state.

Optional Arguments:

-h, --help  Show help message and exit