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.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.