foamDictionary(1)

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foamDictionary [OPTIONS] dict

Description

Interrogate and manipulate dictionaries

Arguments

  • dict
    The dictionary file to process

Options

  • -add value
    Add a new entry
  • -case dir
    Specify case directory to use (instead of cwd)
  • -decomposeParDict file
    Use specified file for decomposePar dictionary
  • -diff dict
    Write differences with respect to the specified dictionary
  • -diff-etc dict
    As per -diff, but locate the file as per foamEtcFile
  • -disableFunctionEntries
    Disable expansion of dictionary directives - include, codeStream etc
  • -entry name
    Report/select the named entry
  • -expand
    Read the specified dictionary file, expand the macros etc. and write the resulting dictionary to standard output
  • -includes
    List the include/sinclude files to standard output
  • -keywords
    List keywords
  • -parallel
    Run in parallel [Parallel option]
  • -precision int
    Set default write precision for IOstreams
  • -remove
    Remove the entry
  • -set value
    Set entry value or add new entry
  • -value
    Print entry value
  • -doc
    Display documentation in browser
  • -help
    Display short help and exit
  • -help-full
    Display full help and exit

ADVANCED OPTIONS

  • -debug-switch name=val
    Specify the value of a registered debug switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
  • -fileHandler handler
    Override the file handler type
  • -hostRoots *((host1 dir1) .. (hostN dirN))*
    Per-subprocess root directories for distributed running. The host specification can be a regex. [Parallel option]
  • -info-switch name=val
    Specify the value of a registered info switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
  • -lib name
    Additional library or library list to load (can be used multiple times)
  • -noFunctionObjects
    Do not execute function objects
  • -opt-switch name=val
    Specify the value of a registered optimisation switch. Default is 1 if the value is omitted. (Can be used multiple times)
  • -roots *(dir1 .. dirN)*
    Subprocess root directories for distributed running [Parallel option]
  • -world name
    Name of the local world for parallel communication [Parallel option]
  • -doc-source
    Display source code in browser
  • -help-compat
    Display compatibility options and exit
  • -help-man
    Display full help (manpage format) and exit
  • -help-notes
    Display help notes (description) and exit

COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS

  • -diffEtc (now -diff-etc)
    The option was last used in 1712.

See Also

Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/

Copyright

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