Compression of OpenFOAM files afterwards

idrama · June 16, 2010, 14:37

Hey Foamers!

I have ran several cases, but I have forgotten to let the files compress via controDict. How can I compress the files afterwards?

Cheers in advance

idrama · June 16, 2010, 15:15

I found something what might help:

find -name "U" -type f -exec gzip {} \;

Cheers

ngj · June 17, 2010, 03:44

Hi Claus

Try the utility "foamFormatConvert". It reads the current settings in the controlDict and apply those to all file in all time directories.

Best regards,

Niels

idrama · June 17, 2010, 04:38

That a cool tool!

Cheers

immortality · September 3, 2013, 07:43

Hi Niels
I changed
writeFormat binary;//ascii;//
and used foamFormatConvert in parallel form,but when open any file its still in ascii format.

ngj · September 3, 2013, 13:35

Hi Ehsan,

I suppose that you do something wrong, because it is working with me. Are you executing the correct command for parallel?

Try the following:

Code:

nProcs=`find ./ -maxdepth 1 -name "processor*" -type d | wc -l`; mpirun -np $nProcs foamFormatConvert -parallel

Kind regards

Niels

immortality · September 3, 2013, 15:54

thanks,resolved!

June 16, 2010, 14:37	Compression of OpenFOAM files afterwards	#1
idrama Senior Member Claus Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 241 Rep Power: 17	Hey Foamers! I have ran several cases, but I have forgotten to let the files compress via controDict. How can I compress the files afterwards? Cheers in advance

June 17, 2010, 03:44		#3
ngj Senior Member Niels Gjoel Jacobsen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,900 Rep Power: 37	Hi Claus Try the utility "foamFormatConvert". It reads the current settings in the controlDict and apply those to all file in all time directories. Best regards, Niels AshaEgreck and the_ichthyologist like this.

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immortality Senior Member Ehsan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Iran Posts: 2,208 Rep Power: 26	Hi Niels I changed writeFormat binary;//ascii;// and used foamFormatConvert in parallel form,but when open any file its still in ascii format. __________________ Injustice Anywhere is a Threat for Justice Everywhere.Martin Luther King. To Be or Not To Be,Thats the Question! The Only Stupid Question Is the One that Goes Unasked.

September 3, 2013, 13:35		#6
ngj Senior Member Niels Gjoel Jacobsen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,900 Rep Power: 37	Hi Ehsan, I suppose that you do something wrong, because it is working with me. Are you executing the correct command for parallel? Try the following: Code: nProcs=`find ./ -maxdepth 1 -name "processor*" -type d \| wc -l`; mpirun -np $nProcs foamFormatConvert -parallel Kind regards Niels su_junwei, elvis and wyldckat like this. __________________ Please note that I do not use the Friend-feature, so do not be offended, if I do not accept a request.

September 3, 2013, 15:54		#7
immortality Senior Member Ehsan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Iran Posts: 2,208 Rep Power: 26	thanks,resolved! __________________ Injustice Anywhere is a Threat for Justice Everywhere.Martin Luther King. To Be or Not To Be,Thats the Question! The Only Stupid Question Is the One that Goes Unasked.

June 16, 2010, 15:15		#2
idrama Senior Member Claus Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 241 Rep Power: 17	I found something what might help: find -name "U" -type f -exec gzip {} \; Cheers

June 17, 2010, 04:38		#4
idrama Senior Member Claus Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 241 Rep Power: 17	That a cool tool! Cheers

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