2.6.1. Obtaining System Information with the cfx5info Command

You can use the command cfx5info to obtain information about your installation and your system. The optional command arguments are given in the following table:

Argument

Usage

-arch

Displays the long architecture string for the current machine.

-cmds

Prints the location of some common commands, if they can be found in the PATH.

-config

If any site-specific or user-specific configuration files are in use, this option will display their locations and contents.

-full

Displays a full report on the installation and configuration of Ansys CFX, suitable for emailing to the Ansys CFX Support desk. This includes the output of the -inst and -system options.

-help

Shows available command line options and descriptions.

-host

Displays the current host name.

-host-addr <host>

Looks up the named <host> in the network database, and displays some information about it.

-inst

Displays information about the installation directory, and available versions of Ansys CFX. This is the default if no arguments are passed.

-os

Displays the short architecture string for the current machine.

-reltype

Displays the release type, which will be "development," "prerelease" or "release."

-subsets

Shows information about which subsets are installed. This option is valid only for UNIX platforms.

-system

Displays information about the system on which Ansys CFX is running.

-verbose

Prints information about the environment variables that are currently set. The alternative form for this argument is -v

-whereis <cmd>

Displays all available versions of <cmd>, as found on the PATH. This option can be repeated.