SETKEY
PURPOSE :
Setkey is used to change the value of a keyword in an FCS
file or to add new keywords to the file.
USAGE :
SETKEY <infile> <outfile> [<keyword> <keyvalue> ...]
SYNOPSIS :
'infile' and
Setkey works by opening the FCS file specified in
creating a new file specified by 'outfile'.
The output
file
will have exactly the same data, and will be a direct
copy of
the input file, except that 'keyword' 'keyvalue' pairs
will
be added to the file. If the keyword specified already
exists in the file its associated value will be changed;
if
it is not in the file it will be added.
Multiple pairs
of
keywords and values can be added at one time.
The input file is not changed in any way, and the output
file
must have a different name from the input file.
EXAMPLE :
Using
Let's say we have a histogram file called 'DATA.HST'.
KEYS, we see that the file has a keyword called SAMPLE,
whose
value is FICOLL LYMPHS. This was an error made by the
operator at run time, since the sample was actually lysed
whole blood. SETKEY could be used to modify the SAMPLE
keyword as follows:
SETKEY data.hst data.fix SAMPLE "WHOLE BLOOD"
'WHOLE BLOOD' in this case must be enclosed in quotes,
since
it contains a space character.