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How do I use rdseed?

A: Detailed instructions for using rdseed are available in the online rdseed manual.

DESCRIPTION
rdseed is a general purpose SEED reader, primarily used to convert SEED data to other formats.

Output formats include:
• SAC (binary and ASCII)
• AH
• CSS
• Mini-SEED
• SEED
• SEGY
(new) ASCII columnar format

rdseed is a command line program driven in either question/answer mode or by using command line options.


Key rdseed Options

-f   Specify the input SEED volume
-d  Dump/write data
-o  Output format, 1-5 (default is SAC)
-g  Specify alternate SEED headers
-R Write response information as RESP
-p  Write sensor response as SAC P&Zs
-S  Write a station summary: "rdseed.stations"
-c  Print a Table of Contents summary
-s  Print SEED volume as indexed ASCII

See Examples

Go to the rdseed manual


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