Command line

xppaut -options filename

options

• -silent batch run without GUI (silent mode) and dump solutions to one or more files
• -xorfix Work-around for exclusive Or with X on some monitors/graphics setups
• -convert Convert old style ODE files (e.g. phaseplane) to new ODE style
• -newseed Randomizes the random number generator which will often use the same seed
• -ee Emulates dialog box behavior of Evil Empire (MS)
• -allwin Brings XPP up with all the windows visible
• -setfile filename Loads the set file before starting up
• -runnow Runs ode file immediately upon startup (implied by -silent)
• -bigfont font Use the big font whose filename is given
• -smallfont font Use the small font whose filename is given
• -parfile filename Load parameters from the named file
• -outfile filename Send output to this file (default is output.dat)
• -icfile filename Load initial conditions from the named file
• -forecolor color Hexadecimal color (e.g. 000000) for foreground
• -backcolor color Hexadecimal color (e.g. EDE9E3) for background
• -mwcolor color Hexadecimal color (e.g. 808080) for main window
• -dwcolor color Hexadecimal color (e.g. FFFFFF) for drawing window
• -backimage filename Name of bitmap file (.xbm) to tile in background
• -grads B Color gradients will (B=1) or will not (B=0) be used
• -width N Minimum width in pixels of main window
• -height N Minimum height in pixels of main window
• -bell B System bell on events will (B=1) or will not (B=0) be used
• -internset B Internal sets will (B=1) or will not (B=0) be run during batch run

Windows note

Environment variables

• XPPHELP file path to help, e.g. export XPPHELP=/usr/share/xpphelp.html
• XPPBROWSER browser to use, e.g. on the Mac, export XPPBROWSER=open

Resource file

It can contain any of the OPTIONS for example

@ bell=0,grads=0,dwcolor=eeddff
@ bigfont=lucidasanstypewriter-bold-14
@ maxstor=200000