SAC Command Reference Manual

MUL

SUMMARY

Multiplies each data point by a constant.

SYNTAX

MUL {v1 {v2 ... vn} }

INPUT

v1:Constant to multiply first file by.
v2:Constant to multiply second file by.
vn:Constant to multiply nth file by.

DEFAULT VALUES

MUL 1.

DESCRIPTION

This command will multiply each element of each data file in memory by a constant. The constant may be the same or different for each data file. If there are more data files in memory than constants, then the last constant entered is used for the remainder of the data files in memory.

EXAMPLES

To multiply each element of F1 by 5.1 and each element of F2 and F3 by 6.2:

SAC> READ F1 F2 F3
SAC> MUL 5.1 6.2

Note: MULTILPLY is also an INLINE function.

HEADER CHANGES

DEPMIN, DEPMAX, DEPMEN

ERROR MESSAGES

  • 1301: No data files read in.
  • 1307: Illegal operation on spectral file

LATEST REVISION

January 8, 1983 (Version 8.0)