Conventions
The following conventions are used in these sections:
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Each discussion includes a Command summary section that provides the syntax for the command in the left column and the syntax for its options in the right column. The full command must appear first, followed by the options. In some cases the command has multiple words, such as abaqus fetch; you must enter all words of the command before issuing any option statements.
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Options are presented in boldface. They can appear in any order and can be abbreviated.
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Default options are underlined ( __ ).
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Items enclosed in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.
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Items appearing in a list separated by bars ( | ) are mutually exclusive.
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One value must be selected from a list of values enclosed by curly brackets ({ }).
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You must supply values in italics.
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Blanks are used as separators between options and must not precede nor follow an equal sign.
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An alternate syntax of -option value can be used instead of the option=value format.
The abaqus procedure will prompt for any information required that is not provided on the command line. If abaqus is typed with no options, prompts are issued for all options.