Double commander run in terminal how to#

One of the things that I like about this approach, is that the Abaqus work directory (the location where all job files are stored) matches the directory from which Abaqus is started. So why would we go through the hassle of starting up Abaqus from the command line, if we can open Abaqus/CAE directly from Windows with less clicks/keyboard entries? Starting Abaqus/CAE from a different directory We then get the feedback that licenses are checked out, and Abaqus/CAE is started.įigure 3: Starting Abaqus/CAE from the command line In this case, we will enter abaqus cae as command and press ‘enter’. They are then executed in the current directory, which is shown on the line (Figure 3). In the black screen that appears, commands can be entered. This can be done by searching for ‘cmd’ in windows (Figure 1) or selecting ‘command prompt’ from the list of programs (Figure 2).įigure 1: Opening a command window by searching for cmd in windowsįigure 2: Opening the command line interface by selecting Command Prompt The simplest task to do from the command line in windows, is simply opening Abaqus/CAE.

I would now like to revisit this subject, go into a few additional commands and options, including different Abaqus versions and the findkeyword and fetch utilities, and look in a bit more detail to the abaqus commands The basics: opening Abaqus/CAE

Double commander run in terminal how to#

Some time ago we posted a blog on How to submit and monitor Abaqus jobs through command window.