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comment

usage: smt comment [options] [LABEL] COMMENT

This command is used to describe the outcome of the simulation/analysis. If
LABEL is omitted, the comment will be added to the most recent experiment. If
the '-f/--file' option is set, COMMENT should be the name of a file containing
the comment, otherwise it should be a string of text. By default, comments
will be appended to any existing comments. To overwrite existing comments, use
the '-r/--replace flag.

positional arguments:
  LABEL          the record to which the comment will be added
  comment        a string of text, or the name of a file containing the
                 comment.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -r, --replace  if this flag is set, any existing comment will be
                 overwritten, otherwise, the new comment will be appended to
                 the end, starting on a new line
  -f, --file     interpret COMMENT as the path to a file containing the
                 comment

configure

usage: smt configure [options]

Modify the settings for the current project.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d PATH, --datapath PATH
                        set the path to the directory in which smt will search
                        for datafiles generated by the simulation or analysis.
  -i PATH, --input PATH
                        set the path to the directory in which smt will search
                        for input datafiles.
  -l OPTION, --addlabel OPTION
                        If this option is set, smt will append the record
                        label either to the command line (option 'cmdline') or
                        to the parameter file (option 'parameters'), and will
                        add the label to the datapath when searching for
                        datafiles. It is up to the user to make use of this
                        label inside their program to ensure files are created
                        in the appropriate location.
  -e PATH, --executable PATH
                        set the path to the executable.
  -r REPOSITORY, --repository REPOSITORY
                        the URL of a Subversion or Mercurial repository
                        containing the code. This will be checked out/cloned
                        into the current directory.
  -m MAIN, --main MAIN  the name of the script that would be supplied on the
                        command line if running the simulator normally, e.g.
                        init.hoc.
  -c {store-diff,error}, --on-changed {store-diff,error}
                        may be 'store-diff' or 'error': the action to take if
                        the code in the repository or any of the dependencies
                        has changed.
  -g OPTION, --labelgenerator OPTION
                        specify which method Sumatra should use to generate
                        labels (options: timestamp, uuid)
  -t TIMESTAMP_FORMAT, --timestamp_format TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
                        the timestamp format given to strftime
  -L {serial,distributed,slurm-mpi}, --launch_mode {serial,distributed,slurm-mpi}
                        how computations should be launched.
  -o LAUNCH_MODE_OPTIONS, --launch_mode_options LAUNCH_MODE_OPTIONS
                        extra options for the given launch mode, to be given
                        in quotes with a leading space, e.g. ' --foo=3'
  -p, --plain           pass arguments to the 'run' command straight through
                        to the program. Otherwise arguments of the form
                        name=value can be used to overwrite default parameter
                        values.
  --no-plain            arguments to the 'run' command of the form name=value
                        will overwrite default parameter values. This is the
                        opposite of the --plain option.
  -s STORE, --store STORE
                        Change the record store to the specified path, URL or
                        URI (must be specified). The argument can take the
                        following forms: (1) `/path/to/sqlitedb` -
                        DjangoRecordStore is used with the specified Sqlite
                        database, (2) `http[s]://location` - remote
                        HTTPRecordStore is used with a remote Sumatra server,
                        (3)
                        `postgres://username:password@hostname/databasename` -
                        DjangoRecordStore is used with specified Postgres
                        database.
  -W URL, --webdav URL  specify a webdav URL (with username@password: if
                        needed) as the archiving location for data
  -A PATH, --archive PATH
                        specify a directory in which to archive output
                        datafiles. If not specified, or if 'false', datafiles
                        are not archived.
  -M URL, --mirror URL  specify a URL at which your datafiles will be
                        mirrored.
  --add-plugin ADD_PLUGIN
                        name of a Python module containing one or more plug-
                        ins.
  --remove-plugin REMOVE_PLUGIN
                        name of a plug-in module to remove from the project.

delete

usage: smt delete [options] LIST

LIST should be a space-separated list of labels for individual records or of
tags. If it contains tags, you must set the --tag/-t option (see below). The
special value "last" allows you to delete the most recent simulation/analysis.
If you want to delete all records, just delete the .smt directory and use smt
init to create a new, empty project.

positional arguments:
  LIST        a space-separated list of labels for individual records or of
              tags

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  -t, --tag   interpret LIST as containing tags. Records with any of these
              tags will be deleted.
  -d, --data  also delete any data associated with the record(s).

diff

usage: smt diff [options] LABEL1 LABEL2

Show the differences, if any, between two records.

positional arguments:
  label1
  label2

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i IGNORE, --ignore IGNORE
                        a regular expression pattern for filenames to ignore
                        when evaluating differences in output data. To supply
                        multiple patterns, use the -i option multiple times.
  -l, --long            prints full information for each record

export

usage: smt export

Export a Sumatra project and its records to JSON. This is needed before
running upgrade.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

help

usage: smt help CMD

Get help on an smt command.

positional arguments:
  cmd

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

info

usage: smt info

Print information about the current project.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

init

usage: smt init [options] NAME

Create a new project called NAME in the current directory.

positional arguments:
  NAME                  a short name for the project; should not contain
                        spaces.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d PATH, --datapath PATH
                        set the path to the directory in which smt will search
                        for output datafiles generated by the
                        simulation/analysis. Defaults to ./Data.
  -i PATH, --input PATH
                        set the path to the directory relative to which input
                        datafile paths will be given. Defaults to the
                        filesystem root.
  -l OPTION, --addlabel OPTION
                        If this option is set, smt will append the record
                        label either to the command line (option 'cmdline') or
                        to the parameter file (option 'parameters'), and will
                        add the label to the datapath when searching for
                        datafiles. It is up to the user to make use of this
                        label inside their program to ensure files are created
                        in the appropriate location.
  -e PATH, --executable PATH
                        set the path to the executable. If this is not set,
                        smt will try to infer the executable from the value of
                        the --main option, if supplied, and will try to find
                        the executable from the PATH environment variable,
                        then by searching various likely locations on the
                        filesystem.
  -r REPOSITORY, --repository REPOSITORY
                        the URL of a Subversion or Mercurial repository
                        containing the code. This will be checked out/cloned
                        into the current directory.
  -m MAIN, --main MAIN  the name of the script that would be supplied on the
                        command line if running the simulation or analysis
                        normally, e.g. init.hoc.
  -c ON_CHANGED, --on-changed ON_CHANGED
                        the action to take if the code in the repository or
                        any of the depdendencies has changed. Defaults to
                        error
  -s STORE, --store STORE
                        Specify the path, URL or URI to the record store (must
                        be specified). This can either be an existing record
                        store or one to be created. The argument can take the
                        following forms: (1) `/path/to/sqlitedb` -
                        DjangoRecordStore is used with the specified Sqlite
                        database, (2) `http[s]://location` - remote
                        HTTPRecordStore is used with a remote Sumatra server,
                        (3)
                        `postgres://username:password@hostname/databasename` -
                        DjangoRecordStore is used with specified Postgres
                        database. Not using the `--store` argument defaults to
                        a DjangoRecordStore with Sqlite in `.smt/records`
  -g OPTION, --labelgenerator OPTION
                        specify which method Sumatra should use to generate
                        labels (options: timestamp, uuid)
  -t TIMESTAMP_FORMAT, --timestamp_format TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
                        the timestamp format given to strftime
  -L {serial,distributed,slurm-mpi}, --launch_mode {serial,distributed,slurm-mpi}
                        how computations should be launched. Defaults to
                        serial
  -o LAUNCH_MODE_OPTIONS, --launch_mode_options LAUNCH_MODE_OPTIONS
                        extra options for the given launch mode
  -W URL, --webdav URL  specify a webdav URL (with username@password: if
                        needed) as the archiving location for data
  -A PATH, --archive PATH
                        specify a directory in which to archive output
                        datafiles. If not specified, or if 'false', datafiles
                        are not archived.
  -M URL, --mirror URL  specify a URL at which your datafiles will be
                        mirrored.

list

usage: smt list [options] [TAGS]

If TAGS (optional) is specified, then only records tagged with all the tags in
TAGS will be listed.

positional arguments:
  TAGS

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -l, --long            prints full information for each record
  -T, --table           prints information in tab-separated columns
  -f FMT, --format FMT  FMT can be 'text' (default), 'html', 'json', 'latex'
                        or 'shell'.
  -r, --reverse         list records in reverse order (default: newest first)

migrate

usage: smt migrate [options]

If you have moved your data files to a new location, update the record store
to reflect the new paths.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d PATH, --datapath PATH
                        modify the path to the directory in which your results
                        are stored.
  -i PATH, --input PATH
                        modify the path to the directory in which your input
                        data files are stored.
  -A PATH, --archive PATH
                        modify the directory in which your results are
                        archived.
  -M URL, --mirror URL  modify the URL at which your data files are mirrored.

repeat

usage: smt repeat LABEL

Re-run a previous simulation/analysis under (in theory) identical conditions,
and check that the results are unchanged.

positional arguments:
  LABEL                 label of record to be repeated

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -l NEW_LABEL, --label NEW_LABEL
                        specify a label for the new experiment. If no label is
                        specified, one will be generated automatically.

run

usage: smt run [options] [arg1, ...] [param=value, ...]

The list of arguments will be passed on to the simulation/analysis script. It
should normally contain at least the name of a parameter file, but can also
contain input files, flags, etc. If the parameter file should be in a format
that Sumatra understands (see documentation), then the parameters will be
stored to allow future searching, comparison, etc. of records. For
convenience, it is possible to specify a file with default parameters and then
specify those parameters that are different from the default values on the
command line with any number of param=value pairs (note no space around the
equals sign).

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v REV, --version REV
                        use version REV of the code (if this is not the same
                        as the working copy, it will be checked out of the
                        repository). If this option is not specified, the most
                        recent version in the repository will be used. If
                        there are changes in the working copy, the user will
                        be prompted to commit them first
  -l LABEL, --label LABEL
                        specify a label for the experiment. If no label is
                        specified, one will be generated automatically.
  -r REASON, --reason REASON
                        explain the reason for running this
                        simulation/analysis.
  -e PATH, --executable PATH
                        Use this executable for this run. If not specified,
                        the project's default executable will be used.
  -m MAIN, --main MAIN  the name of the script that would be supplied on the
                        command line if running the simulation/analysis
                        normally, e.g. init.hoc. If not specified, the
                        project's default will be used.
  -n N, --num_processes N
                        run a distributed computation on N processes using
                        MPI. If this option is not used, or if N=0, a normal,
                        serial simulation/analysis is run.
  -t TAG, --tag TAG     tag you want to add to the project
  -D, --debug           print debugging information.
  -i STDIN, --stdin STDIN
                        specify the name of a file that should be connected to
                        standard input.
  -o STDOUT, --stdout STDOUT
                        specify the name of a file that should be connected to
                        standard output.

sync

usage: smt sync PATH1 [PATH2]

Synchronize two record stores. If both PATH1 and PATH2 are given, the record
stores at those locations will be synchronized. If only PATH1 is given, and
the command is run in a directory containing a Sumatra project, only that
project's records be synchronized with the store at PATH1. Note that PATH1 and
PATH2 may be either filesystem paths or URLs.

positional arguments:
  path1
  path2

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

tag

usage: smt tag [options] TAG [LIST]

If TAG contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotes. LIST should be a space-
separated list of labels for individual records. If it is omitted, only the
most recent record will be tagged. If the '-r/--remove' option is set, the tag
will be removed from the records.

positional arguments:
  TAG           tag to add
  LIST          a space-separated list of records to be tagged

optional arguments:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
  -r, --remove  remove the tag from the record(s), rather than adding it.

upgrade

usage: smt upgrade

Upgrade an existing Sumatra project. You must have previously run "smt export"
or the standalone 'export.py' script.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

version

usage: smt version

Print the Sumatra version.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit