.TH "polymake" "1" "@VERSION@" "Polymake" "User Commands"

.SH "NAME"

polymake \- convex polytopes and polyhedra

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.B polymake

[\fIOPTIONS\fP] [\fIARGUMENTS\fP]

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP

This program provides algorithms that manipulate convex polytopes and

polyhedra.  When run without arguments, an interactive shell is started.

.SH "ARGUMENTS"

.TP

\fB\-\-help\fP

Show a help message and exit.

.TP

\fB\-\-version\fP

Print the version number and copyright notice, and exit.

.TP

[\fB\-\-script\fP] [\fIapplication\fP::]\fIscript_file\fP

Execute the script stored in \fIscript_file\fP.  If the \fIapplication\fP

prefix is specified, that application is loaded and the script file is looked

up in its script directory.

.TP

\fB\-\-script\fP [\fIapplication\fP::]\fIscript_file\fP \fIarguments\fP ...

Execute the script, passing the arguments in @ARGV.

.TP

\fB\-\-iscript\fP [\fIapplication\fP::]\fIscript_file\fP \fIarguments\fP ...

Execute the script, which may contain interactive commands.

.TP

\fB'code'\fP

Interpret the string as a perl expression.

.TP

\fB\-\fP

Read and execute commands from standard input.

.TP

\fBfile\fP PROPERTY | METHOD [ ... ]

Legacy mode (resembling polymake <= 2.3): Read the object from the data file,

print the properties, or run the user methods.

.TP

\fB\-\-touch\fP \fIfile\fP [ \fIfile\fP ... ]

Read the files and write them out; useful for converting from older polymake

versions.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP

\fB\-A\fP \fIapplication_name\fP

Start with this application, ignoring the \fI$default_application\fP and

\fI@start_applications\fP settings.

.TP

\fB\-d\fP

Produce some debug output; can be repeated to increase the debug level.

.TP

\fB\-v\fP

Verbose output; can be repeated to increase the verbosity level.  This is an

obsolete option.  Use custom variables $Verbose::* to gain more detailed

control.

.TP

\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP

Rerun the autoconfiguration sections in all rule files.

.TP

\fB\-\-config\-path\fP "DIR;..."

Import settings from global configuration files in the given directories.  If

the last DIR in the list starts with ~/, use it instead of ~/.polymake to keep

the private settings.  The default is "user", using only the private

configuration located at $POLYMAKE_USER_DIR or ~/.polymake.

.TP

\fB\-\-no\-config\fP

Equivalent to \-\-config\-path=none.  Don't read any configuration files.

Don't try to configure rules automatically.  Don't load rule files requiring

auto-configuration.

.TP

\fB\-\-ignore\-config\fP

Equivalent to \-\-config\-path=ignore.  Don't read any configuration files.

Skip auto-configuration routines in the rule files.

.TP

\fB\-n\fP

Dry run mode: show the production rules that would be applied to the object,

but don't actually run any.  This is only applicable in compatibility mode.

.TP

\fB\-T\fP \fIsec\fP

Set a time limit for the execution of production rules.  This option currently

has no effect.