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.\"Modified from man(1) of FreeBSD, the NetBSD mdoc.template, and mdoc.samples.
.\"See Also:
.\"man mdoc.samples for a complete listing of options
.\"man mdoc for the short list of editing options
.\"/usr/share/misc/mdoc.template
.Dd Mon May 19 2003 \" DATE
.Dt Evolver 1 \" Program name and manual section number
.Sh NAME \" Section Header - required - don't modify
.Nm evolver
.\" The following lines are read in generating the apropos(man -k) database. Use only key
.\" words here as the database is built based on the words here and in the .ND line.
.Nd The Surface Evolver, minimize energy of a surface
.Sh SYNOPSIS \" Section Header - required - don't modify
.Nm
.Op Fl adehimqwxy \" [-adehimqwxy]
.Op Fl f Ar file \" [-f file]
.Op Fl pN \" [-pN]
.Op Ar datafile \" Underlined argument - use .Ar anywhere to underline
.Sh DESCRIPTION \" Section Header - required - don't modify
The Surface Evolver is a program that minimizes the energy of a triangulated
surface according to designated energies and constraints. This man page only
documents command line options and environment variables. The full package
and documentation are available at http://www.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver.
.Pp \" Inserts a space
Command line options:
.Bl -tag -width -indent \" Differs from above in tag removed
.It Ar datafile
Text file defining a surface. If omitted, you will be prompted.
.It Fl a
Autoconvert to named quantities when needed (default is on); use "-a-" to
deactivate autoconversion.
.It Fl d
Begin with parser debugging on (equivalent to "debug" runtime command).
Beware of copious output.
.It Fl e
Echo stdin to stdout; meant for testing piped input.
.It Fl f Ar file
After loading datafile, read commands from
.Ar file ,
then command line prompt.
.It Fl h
Print help for command line options.
.It Fl i
Preserve datafile numbers for element id's, rather than renumbering.
.It Fl m
Begin with memory debugging on (equivalent to "memdebug" runtime command).
Beware of copious output.
.It Fl pN
Run with N concurrent processes.
.It Fl q
Convert to named quantities at start (equivalent to "convert_to_quantities"
runtime command).
.It Fl Q
Suppress echoing of "read" section of datafile, and other files read in.
.It Fl w
Exit immediately after any warning or error message; meant for batch runs.
.It Fl x
Exit immediately after any error message; meant for batch runs.
.It Fl y
Break to user prompt after any warning message.
.El \" Ends the list
.Pp
.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT \" May not be needed
.\" .Bl -tag -width "ENV_VAR_1" -indent \" ENV_VAR_1 is width of the string ENV_VAR_1
.\" .It Ev ENV_VAR_1
.\" Description of ENV_VAR_1
.\" .It Ev ENV_VAR_2
.\" Description of ENV_VAR_2
.\" .El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.Bl -tag -width "EVOLVERPATH" -compact
.It EVOLVERPATH
Colon-separated list of paths automatically searched for datafiles, included
files, or help documentation.
.El \" Ends the list
.Sh FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
See manual224.pdf in the Evolver distribution, browse evolver.htm in the
doc subdirectory of the distribution, or browse the documentation on-line
at http://www.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver/html/evolver.htm
.Sh WEBSITE
The Surface Evolver home page is http://www.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver.
.Sh BUGS
Send bug reports to brakke@susqu.edu. Please include the datafile and
exact instructions for reproducing the problem.
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