foamDictionary.C File Reference

Interrogates and manipulates dictionaries. More...

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Detailed Description

Interrogates and manipulates dictionaries.

Original source file foamDictionary.C

Usage

foamDictionary [OPTION] dictionary

• -entry <name>

  Selects an entry

• -keywords <name>

  Prints the keywords (of the selected entry or of the top level if no entry was selected

• -add <value>

  Adds the entry (should not exist yet)

• -set <value>

  Adds or replaces the entry

• -expand

  Read the specified dictionary file, expand the macros etc. and write the resulting dictionary to standard output.

• -includes

  List the #include and #includeIfPresent files to standard output.

  Typical usage:
• Change simulation to run for one timestep only:

        foamDictionary system/controlDict -entry stopAt -set writeNow

• Change solver:

         foamDictionary system/fvSolution -entry solvers.p.solver -set PCG

• Print bc type:

         foamDictionary 0/U -entry boundaryField.movingWall.type

• Change bc parameter:

         foamDictionary 0/U -entry boundaryField.movingWall.value \
           -set "uniform (2 0 0)"

• Change whole bc type:

        foamDictionary 0/U -entry boundaryField.movingWall \
          -set "{type uniformFixedValue; uniformValue (2 0 0);}"

Definition in file foamDictionary.C.