General Commands

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List of the General commands.


Exit

From the main program, exit the program. From a utility exit back to the main level.

X

Same as exit

Help

List the available commands in the current level or utility.

Info

List the main program information (i.e. authors, reference publications, funding etc...)

Log

Open a log file. Everything that you subsequently type in to the program, and all output, will be written in to the log file.

Tscale

Set the temperature scale for all input and output (K or C). Internally the program always works with K

Mode

This allows you to set the level of detail in output and provides access to more input options: 

  • Level 0 is the default, normal mode. 
  • Level 1 is the expert mode, and allows you to set and refine more parameters and in some places provides more output options.
  • Level 2 is the debug mode, which provides a lot more output from intermediate calculations. Use this when reporting bugs.


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Exit command:






The exit commands allows you to exit the program when you type exit while working in the core program (i.e. when the prompt is EOSFIT-7.6>) whereas it allows you to get back on the core program when you are working in any of the sub-programs (i.e. when the prompt is either ISOMEKE> or INPUT EOS>)



Here are two examples of the exit command behavior while the user is working inside the INPUT EOS> subroutine




or






the ISOMEKE> subroutine


Typing X also exits in all cases.



Help command:



A full list of the available commands is always available by typing help at the program prompt.


When you type help within the general EoSFit7 program it will look like this. It is subdivided in six subcategories suggesting the features of the different group of commands. For example the "general", "Eos input and output" and "advanced" commands  are available through all the program core and sub-programs. These commands  allow you to control log files, exit from procedures, obtain help, record macros etc..


The other groups of commands are those that you need for handle the data and perform fittings (i.e. "data handling and fitting"). 











This is what the help menu looks like when you are inside the input subroutine. You have again all the fixed categories (i.e. General, EoS input and output, Advanced) together with the "Modify EoS" that contains specific commands available for the Input subroutine.



Log command:




It is recommended to open a log file where all of your work in EosFit7c will be  written and stored. 




At the command-line prompt, type log and hit return <CR> . 


In Windows a file browser will prompt asking you to select a folder and a filename for your log file. 


In Linux, you will be prompted for a filename.






At the beginning of your work you can also directly type the command log followed by the filename of your choice (with or without extension). If no extension is provided the program will choose the default extension for log files (.log).


In such case the log file will be automatically placed by default in the last known working folder.




Whenever you want, you can change the log file without interrupting your work just by typing log at the command-line prompt.


The program will ask if you want to keep using the current log file (N) or change it (Y).


If you want to change it then you have to type Y (as yes) and the program will prompt a file browser window where you can select folder and file name for a new log file.


Type in the new name and hit return (<CR>) and the program will start writing all the information in the new log file.


If you select an old log file or the currently in use one, the program will NOT overwrite the previous file but it will append the new information at the end of the file.