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+.help votcopy Mar12 votools
+.ih
+NAME
+votcopy -- Copy VOTables to a new format
+.ih
+USAGE
+votcopy input output format
+.ih
+PARAMETERS
+.ls input
+The list of input VOTables.
+.le
+.ls output
+The list of output file names.
+.le
+.ls format
+
+.ls vot | xml
+A new VOTable.
+.le
+.ls asv
+Ascii separated values.
+.le
+.ls bsv
+Bar separated values.
+.le
+.ls csv
+Comma separated values.
+.le
+.ls tsv
+Tab separated values.
+.le
+.ls html
+Standalone HTML document.
+.le
+.ls shtml
+Single HTML <table> element.  This format may be used to generate the <table>
+code for inclusion in another HTML document.
+.le
+.ls fits
+FITS binary table
+.le
+
+.le
+.ls header = yes
+Print a header on formats that support it?
+.le
+.ls verbose = yes
+Print verbose output?
+.le
+
+.ih
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+.ih
+EXAMPLES
+1. Find the coordinates of M51 (i.e. the dev$pix image):
+
+.nf
+  votools> sesame m51
+  13:29:55.72 +47:13:53.4
+
+  votools> sesame m51 long+
+  m51 13:29:52.69 +47:11:42. 0. 0. Sy
+
+  votools> sesame m51
+  votools> lpar sesame
+         target = "m51"           Target name to resolve
+       (verbose = no)             Print position to stdout?\n
+           (pos = "13:29:55.72 +47:13:53.4") Position (sexagesimal string)
+            (ra = 202.4821936)    Resolved RA (J2000 decimal degrees)
+           (dec = 47.2315089)     Resolved DEC (J2000 decimal degrees)
+        (ra_err = 134.)           Error on Resolved RA (arcsec)
+       (dec_err = 134.)           Error on Resolved DEC (arcsec)
+         (otype = "GPair")        Resolved object type description
+        (status = 0)              Resolved DEC (J2000 decimal degrees)
+          (mode = "ql")           
+.fi
+
+
+2. Create a local copy of the Messier catalog.
+
+.nf
+    votools> for (i=1; i < 100; i=i+1) {
+    >>>          printf ("m%d\n", i) | scan (s1)
+    >>>          sesame (s1, verb-)
+    >>>          printf ("m%d  %s  %s\n", i, sesame.pos, sesame.otype)
+    >>>      }
+
+	or
+
+    votools> sesame m range="1-110" long+ | fields STDIN "1-3"
+.fi
+
+.ih
+REVISIONS
+.le
+.ih
+SEE ALSO
+voclient
+.endhelp