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Pdnmesh should be invoked at the command prompt. It can be run as a pure text mode program. However, if you need to exploit its full features, you need to run it in graphical (X window) mode. Pdnmesh also accepts command line options. Pdnmesh is typically invoked by:
$ pdnmesh -i input.file
The following flags can be used:
Table 1-1. Command Line options
option | description |
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-h | Print help |
-v | be verbose |
-a value | set minimum area of each triangle to 'value' |
-b value | set maximum badness of each triangle to 'value' |
-c value | set contour levels to 'value' |
-r value | limit iterations to 'value' |
-nx | work only in text mode, dump output to files |
-contours | display contours by default |
-mesh | display mesh by default |
-gradient | display gradient by default |
-V | print version |