One of the files commonly referred to throughout the documentation is the output file (Jobname.out). If you are running on a Linux system and you want to send analysis output only to the screen, open the launcher via the launcher242 command, select the Preferences tab, and select Screen Only for the Send Output To option. The output is then displayed directly to your output window. If you select Screen and File, an actual text file named Jobname.out is also written in your current working directory.

When you launch the program and direct output to both screen and file, the program does not immediately display output in the output window. The I/O buffer must be filled or flushed first. Errors and warnings will flush the I/O buffer. You can also issue certain commands (such as /OUTPUT, NLIST, or KLIST) to force-flush the I/O buffer.

Windows systems do not support the Screen and File option. The default behavior is to print output to the output window. You can also redirect your text output to a file (/OUTPUT).