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Old   August 6, 2012, 17:54
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Hi

I have to copy a data file, that each processor would require, into the respective constant directories of the processors.

Is there a simpler way to do this, than to manually do "cp constant/cachefile processor(n)/constant" for each of the N processors whenever I try to run a case.

Maybe a script that I can write just once, and use whenever a case is run?

Any help is appreciated.

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Old   August 7, 2012, 06:50
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Hi newOFuser,

This command line will copy the file "file_name" as you asked:
Code:
for a in processor*; do cp constant/file_name $a/constant/file_name; done
The way I see it, you have 3 options:
  1. You can create an alias command for this line. For example, add this line to "~/.bashrc":
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    alias copy_constant_file='for a in processor*; do cp constant/file_name $a/constant/file_name; done'
  2. You can create a script and place it somewhere visible, namely in OpenFOAM's "bin" folder or on your home folder "~/bin".
  3. Or the best option, which gives you a better implied documentation method: use the same types of scripts as Allrun and Allclean that OpenFOAM's tutorials use! See for example the ones in "incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/".
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Old   August 7, 2012, 18:06
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Thanks!

Option 3 works like a charm!
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