[camoesas]

HI,

Some time ago I created the foam run directory using:

mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN

as said in the tutorial. Now I want to change the run directory (to local drive) but deleting and creating it new didnt work. I´ve also tried to create a second run directory using simultaneously:

mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN2

Neither worked.
Somebody knows a solution?

Thanks Camoesas

[jango]

Hi Camoesas,

$FOAM_RUN is the declaration for an environment variable that ist defined somewhere in the openfoam config files. So you have to find the file, with the entry:

export $FOAM_RUN={directory path} and change it to your new directory path. I would suggest to use the grep command to find the config files, what should be something like:

cd (openfoam_installdir)
grep -r -l FOAM_RUN (or grep -r -l 'FOAM_RUN')

I' m 100% shure, so take a look at the description for the grep command

have fun,

Jan

[m2montazari]

Hi Camoesas,
you can change foam_run directory in openfoam installated directory/etc/setting.sh and after editing that and save, simply run with "sh setting.sh" to have desired directory as foam_run directory. now mkdir $FOAM_RUN would make directory as you described in setting.sh
test and tell about the result
yours,
mohammad

[camoesas]

HI Guys,

Thanks for the replys. A long and exhausting search with grep showed no results. grep just didnt find it.
In the end I found it in
installed_directory/etc/config/settings.sh
and could change it. run it with sh settings.sh didn't work but it works anyway...

thanks for the help!

[Mojtaba.a]

Originally Posted by camoesas

HI Guys,

Thanks for the replys. A long and exhausting search with grep showed no results. grep just didnt find it.
In the end I found it in
installed_directory/etc/config/settings.sh
and could change it. run it with sh settings.sh didn't work but it works anyway...

thanks for the help!

Hi,
Although this is almost an old thread, but just in case I found the solution.
in order to have a new command for any directory, it is just enough to edit the file aliases.sh within Of_install_dir/etc/config by running the command:

sudo gedit OF_install_dir/etc/config/aliases.sh

just add the following line into it:

alias command='cd PATH'

and source your OF again. now by typing "command", terminal takes you to the PATH.

I hope it helps,
Best Wishes
Mojtaba