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.TH SPLASH "1" "January 2024" "splash         _                _           _       _         _" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
splash \- manual page for splash         _                _           _       _         _
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B splash
\fI\,file1 file2 file3\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
SPLASH: A visualisation tool for SPH data (c)2004\-2023 Daniel Price and contributors
v3.10.1 [4th Dec 2023]
.PP
Usage with flags: splash [\-f format] [\-p fileprefix] [\-ev]
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[\-x col] [\-y col] [\-r col] [\-cont col] file1 file2 ...
.PP
Command line options:
.TP
\fB\-f\fR format
: input file format to be read (default is ascii, \fB\-\-formats\fR for full list)
.TP
\fB\-p\fR fileprefix
: change prefix to ALL settings files read/written by splash
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-ev\fR
: use default options best suited for line plotting (.ev files)
.TP
\fB\-360\fR
: set default options suited to 360 video
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-buffer\fR
: buffer all data files into memory
.TP
\fB\-o\fR pixformat
: dump pixel map in specified format (use just \fB\-o\fR for list of formats)
.PP
Command line plotting mode:
.TP
\fB\-x\fR column
: x axis
.TP
\fB\-y\fR column
: y axis
.TP
\fB\-r[ender]\fR column
: column to render (will use 1 and 2 as x,y if \fB\-x\fR,\-y not specified)
.TP
\fB\-vec[tor]\fR column
: vector quantity to plot with arrows
.HP
\fB\-c[ontour]\fR column : contoured quantity
.TP
\fB\-multi\fR
: multiplot
.TP
\fB\-dev\fR device
: specify plotting device on command line (e.g. \fB\-dev\fR \fI\,/xw\/\fP)
.TP
\fB\-\-movie\fR
: shortcut for \fB\-dev\fR \fI\,/mp4\/\fP to make a movie from plot sequence
.TP
\fB\-\-xsec\fR=\fI\,1\/\fR.0
: specify location of cross section slice
.TP
\fB\-\-kappa\fR=\fI\,1\/\fR.0
: specify opacity, and turn on opacity rendering
.TP
\fB\-\-anglex\fR=\fI\,30\/\fR
: rotate around x axis (similarly \fB\-\-angley\fR, \fB\-\-anglez\fR)
.TP
\fB\-\-code\fR
: enforce code units (also \fB\-\-codeunits\fR)
.TP
\fB\-\-sink\fR=\fI\,1\/\fR
: centre on sink particle number 1
.TP
\fB\-\-origin\fR=\fI\,666\/\fR
: set coordinate system origin to particle number 666
.TP
\fB\-\-origin\fR=\fI\,maxdens\/\fR
: set coordinate system origin to particle at maximum density
.TP
\fB\-\-track\fR=\fI\,666\/\fR
: track particle number 666
.TP
\fB\-\-track\fR=\fI\,maxdens\/\fR
: track particle at maximum density
.TP
\fB\-\-exact\fR=\fI\,file1\/\fR,f2
: read and plot exact solution from ascii files file1 and f2
.TP
\fB\-\-sort\fR
: sort filenames for comparison (e.g. snap_000 snap1_000 snap2_000)
.PP
Example data formats (type \fB\-\-formats\fR for full list):
.TP
\fB\-ascii\fR,\-csv
: ascii text/csv format (default)
.TP
\fB\-phantom\fR \fB\-sphng\fR
: Phantom and sphNG codes (auto)
.TP
\fB\-vtk\fR
: vtk legacy binary format (auto)
.TP
\fB\-ndspmhd\fR
: ndspmhd code (auto)
.TP
\fB\-gandalf\fR,\-seren
: Gandalf/Seren code
.TP
\fB\-gadget\fR
: Gadget code (auto)
.PP
This build does not support HDF5. Compile with HDF5=yes to change this.
This build does not support FITS. Compile with FITS=yes to change this.
.SS "Convert mode:"
.TP
splash to ascii
: convert to ascii; type "splash to" for other formats
.SS "Grid conversion mode:"
.TP
splash to grid
: interpolate to grid; type "splash to" for details
.SS "Analysis mode:"
.TP
splash calc <mode>
: type "splash calc" for details
.PP
Userguide: https://splash\-viz.readthedocs.io
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( B | y ) ( D | a | n | i | e | l ) ( P | r | i | c | e )
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( v3.10.1 [4th Dec 2023] Copyright (C) 2005\-2023 )
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* SPLASH comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is
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free software; can redistribute w/conditions (see LICENCE) *
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http://users.monash.edu.au/~dprice/splash
daniel.price@monash.edu or splash\-users@googlegroups.com
Please cite Price (2007), PASA, 24, 159\-173 (arXiv:0709.0832) if you
use SPLASH in print and don't forget to send pics for the gallery
.IP
splash.defaults not found: using default settings
.IP
Usage:
.TP
splash snap_0*
(or use splash.filenames to list files)
.TP
splash \fB\-\-help\fR
(for all command line options)
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B splash
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B splash
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info splash
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.