formats.txt

# sample tkrun style directives
# See the example*.* files which are actually working


# OLD csh
set nbody   = 10000     #> SCALE nbody=10000  1000:1000000:1000
set rmin    = 0.3       #> SCALE rmin=0.3     0:1:0.1
set rmax    = 1         #> SCALE rmax=1       0:2:0.1
set vscale  = 0.9       #> SCALE vscale=0.9   -2:2:0.1
set outflow = 0.4       #> SCALE outflow=0.4  0:2:0.1

# new CSH (but without optional help)
set nbody   = 10000     #> SCALE  1000:1000000:1000
set rmin    = 0.3       #> SCALE  0:1:0.1
set rmax    = 1         #> SCALE  0:2:0.1
set vscale  = 0.9       #> SCALE -2:2:0.1
set outflow = 0.4       #> SCALE  0:2:0.1

# new SH (but without optional help)
  nbody=10000     #> SCALE  1000:1000000:1000
   rmin=0.3       #> SCALE  0:1:0.1
   rmax=1         #> SCALE  0:2:0.1
 vscale=0.9       #> SCALE -2:2:0.1
outflow=0.4       #> SCALE  0:2:0.1
   file=foobar

# new python (without optional help)

  nbody=10000     #> SCALE  1000:1000000:1000
   rmin=0.3       #> SCALE  0:1:0.1
   rmax=1         #> SCALE  0:2:0.1
 vscale=0.9       #> SCALE -2:2:0.1
outflow=0.4       #> SCALE  0:2:0.1
file="foobar"     #> IFILE

# extended  (new) format

This is the proposed new format that should fit (c)sh, python and athinput. athinput is special, since the
<block>'s in the athinput file gets translated to block/key=val for the commandline.

The help goes between the defaults for key=val and the '#>' GUI directive.

#<mesh>
nx1=64          # Number of zones in X1-direction                #> SCALE  16:512:16
nx2=32          # Number of zones in X2-direction                #> RADIO  1,16,32,64,128,256
nx3=32          # Number of zones in X3-direction                #> RADIO  1,16,32,64,128,256
<time>
time/cfl_number=0.3  # The Courant, Friedrichs, & Lewy (CFL) Number   #> SCALE  0:1.2:0.1
time/tlim=5.0        # time limit                                     #> SCALE  1:100:1