---
name: "corduroy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "felt"
version: "3.06-9"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/corduroy"
---

# corduroy(1)

element mesh generator

## NAME

corduroy - element mesh generator

## SYNOPSIS

**corduroy** \[-help\] \[-debug\] \[-nocpp\] \[-cpp *filename*\] \[-D*name*\[=*value*\]\] \[-U*name*\] \[-I*directory*\] \[*filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Corduroy* is an element mesh generator with a flexible input file syntax (see *corduroy*(4fe)) that writes a *felt*(4fe) file to standard output.  If no *filename* is given then the standard input is used.  Any syntactic or semantic errors are reported to standard error.  A complete description of the mathematics can be found in the user's guide.

## OPTIONS

*Corduroy* accepts the following options:

- **-help**

  Write a message describing valid command line options to standard error and exit.

- **-debug**

  Write the processed file to standard error in the form of a valid input file.

- **-nocpp**

  Do not use a preprocessor on the input file.

- **-cpp** *filename*

  Use *filename* as a preprocessor on the input file.  The default preprocessor is "/lib/cpp".  Any preprocssor which understands the -D, -U, and -I options can be used as these options are passed to the preprocessor.

## AUTHOR

*Corduroy* was developed by Jason I. Gobat (jgobat@mit.edu) and Darren C. Atkinson (atkinson@ucsd.edu).

## SEE ALSO

felt(1fe), velvet(1fe), corduroy(4fe), felt(4fe), burlap(1fe).