Executing GAMBIT Commands

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1. INTRODUCTION

GAMBIT is designed for use with a mouse, but most of its operations can also be executed by means of commands entered from the keyboard or from a journal file. The purpose of this manual is to summarize the purpose, format, and use of such commands.

1.1 Executing GAMBIT Commands

GAMBIT commands can be executed from either of two sources:

• Keyboard

• Journal files

To execute a GAMBIT command from the keyboard, you must input the command on the

Command line and press Enter. (The Command line is located immediately below the

Transcript window on the GAMBIT GUI.) GAMBIT automatically checks the syntax of

any keyboard command and returns an error message in the Transcript window if the

syntax is incorrect or if the command constitutes an illegal operation. In some cases, such

error messages include a list of allowable keywords and/or input variables.

Journal files are text files each line of which constitutes a comment or GAMBIT command. The syntax of GAMBIT journal-file commands is identical to that of commands

entered by means of the keyboard. For a complete description of GAMBIT journal files

and their use, see Section 4.1.6 of the GAMBIT User’s Guide.