XTide:  Harmonic tide clock and tide predictor

Preface

Welcome to the verbose documentation for XTide 2.  If you are reading this as a text file, please be aware that the text was extracted from the illustrated HTML version of the documentation that resides at https://flaterco.com/xtide/.  The web version may also be more up-to-date than what you are reading.

THE XTIDE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION IS AVAILABLE FROM:  https://flaterco.com/xtide/files.html

Contents

• License and disclaimer ("NOT FOR NAVIGATION," "ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY")
• Verbose documentation
  • Introduction
  • System requirements
  • Installation instructions for Unix-like platforms
  • Available ports for other platforms
  • Modes and formats
  • Using the interactive interface
  • Advanced usage
  • Using the command line interface
  • Running the web server
  • Customizing XTide
  • What to do if your location isn't listed
  • Quirks, limitations, and bugs
  • FAQ
  • Design notes
  • Credits
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A — Historical predictions and Y2038 compliance
  • Appendix B — Application of offsets for Min Flood and Min Ebb events
  • Appendix C — Making calendars fit onto a single page
• Short attention span documentation for experienced XTide users
  • Differences from XTide 1
  • Quick install instructions
  • Change log
  • News (current XTide developments)

The XTide software distribution resides at https://flaterco.com/xtide/files.html.

Hint:  If you have no idea what all this is about, try reading the FAQ first.

— David Flater (dave@flaterco.com)