.TH "FOAMDICTIONARY" 1 "OpenFOAM-1812" "www.openfoam.com" "OpenFOAM Commands Manual"
.SH "NAME"
foamDictionary \- part of \fBOpenFOAM\fR (The Open Source CFD Toolbox).
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBfoamDictionary\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR] \fIdict\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.nf
Interrogate and manipulate dictionaries
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fIdict\fR
The dictionary file to process
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-add\fR \fIvalue\fR
Add a new entry
.TP
\fB\-case\fR \fIdir\fR
Specify case directory to use (instead of the cwd)
.TP
\fB\-decomposeParDict\fR \fIfile\fR
Use specified file for decomposePar dictionary
.TP
\fB\-diff\fR \fIdict\fR
Write differences with respect to the specified dictionary
.TP
\fB\-diff-etc\fR \fIdict\fR
As per -diff, but locate the file as per foamEtcFile
.TP
\fB\-disableFunctionEntries\fR
Disable expansion of dictionary directives - #include, #codeStream etc
.TP
\fB\-entry\fR \fIname\fR
Report/select the named entry
.TP
\fB\-expand\fR
Read the specified dictionary file, expand the macros etc. and write the
resulting dictionary to standard output
.TP
\fB\-includes\fR
List the #include/#sinclude files to standard output
.TP
\fB\-keywords\fR
List keywords
.TP
\fB\-noFunctionObjects\fR
Do not execute function objects
.TP
\fB\-parallel\fR
Run in parallel
\fB[Parallel option]\fR
.TP
\fB\-remove\fR
Remove the entry
.TP
\fB\-set\fR \fIvalue\fR
Set entry value or add new entry
.TP
\fB\-value\fR
Print entry value
.TP
\fB\-doc\fR
Display documentation in browser
.TP
\fB\-doc-source\fR
Display source code in browser
.TP
\fB\-help\fR
Display short help and exit
.TP
\fB\-help-full\fR
Display full help and exit
.SS "ADVANCED OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-fileHandler\fR \fIhandler\fR
Override the file handler type
.TP
\fB\-hostRoots\fR \fI(((host1 dir1) .. (hostN dirN))\fR
slave root directories (per host) for distributed running. The host
specification can use a regex.
\fB[Parallel option]\fR
.TP
\fB\-roots\fR \fI(dir1 .. dirN)\fR
Slave root directories for distributed running
\fB[Parallel option]\fR
.TP
\fB\-help-compat\fR
Display compatibility options and exit
.TP
\fB\-help-man\fR
Display full help (manpage format) and exit
.SS "COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-diffEtc\fR (now \fB\-diff-etc\fR)
The option was last used in 1712.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Online documentation https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.