Installation: fits

1. Change to the install directory mkdir -p /opt/install && cd /opt/install
2. Get fits wget http://fits.googlecode.com/files/fits-0.6.1.zip
3. Install fits unzip fits-0.6.1.zip
sudo chmod +x fits-0.6.1/fits.sh
sudo cp -r fits-0.6.1/* /usr/local/bin/
4. Confirm fits. Typing fits.sh should return “Invalid CLI options” and the fits usage notes. Typing fits.sh –i filename should return a bunch of xml about the file you selected.
5. Troubleshoot fits as necessary. If you get “command not found”, try echo $PATH – if /usr/local/bin is not included, add it to the relevant user’s bash_profile. You may also need to simlink fits to fit.sh
   sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/fits.sh /usr/local/bin/fits
   For more info, see the fits documentation