---
name: "ifrit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ifrit"
version: "4.1.2-6+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ifrit"
---

# ifrit(1)

a powerful tool that can be used to visualize 3-dimensional data sets

## NAME

ifrit - a powerful tool that can be used to visualize 3-dimensional data sets

## SYNOPSIS

**ifrit** \[qt-options\] \[options\] \[dir\_name\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ifrit** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

- **-8**

  accepts an 8-bit display

- **-d**

  starts IFRIT with all windows docked together into a single window.

- **-nf**

  does not show the splash screen at start-up

- **-sw**

  uses small font to reduce the QT window size

- **-rw**

  IFRIT is being used remotely.  This option can be used to minimize re-drawing of the widget windows.

- **-ni**

  IFRIT is not idiosyncratic.  This prompts IFRIT not to ask for a confirmation when exiting or running scripts.

- **-np number**

  sets the number of processors to use. Note that only some parts of IFRIT support parallel execution so far.

- **-i file\_name**

  loads the state from the previously saved state file filename.

- **-b file\_name**

  runs IFRIT in batch mode, taking animation script from the file filename. If filename starts with sign "+", standard directories (see **ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES** ) will be prepended to the file name.

- **-h -help**

  show the list of available command-line options.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

IFRIT understands the following environment variables (all in capitals):

- **IFRIT\_DIR**

  The main IFRIT directory where you keep the variable file ifrit.nam and options file(s) ifrit.ini. If this variable is not set, IFRIT assumes that current directory is the main directory.

- **IFRIT\_DATA\_DIR:**

  The default directory for the data files. If not set, IFRIT will start searching for the data files in the current directory.

- **IFRIT\_MESH\_DATA\_DIR**

  The default directory for the mesh data files. If not set, IFRIT will start searching for the mesh data in the default data directory.

- **IFRIT\_PART\_DATA\_DIR**

  The default directory for the particle data files. If not set, IFRIT will start searching for the particle data in the default data directory.

- **IFRIT\_VECT\_DATA\_DIR**

  The default directory for the vector field data files. If not set, IFRIT will start searching for the vector field data in the default data directory.

- **IFRIT\_TENS\_DATA\_DIR**

  The default directory for the tensor field data files. If not set, IFRIT will start searching for the tensor field data in the default data directory.

- **IFRIT\_IMAGE\_DIR**

  The directory where IFRIT will place image and animation files. If not set, IFRIT will put image files into the current directory.

- **IFRIT\_SCRIPT\_DIR**

  The directory where IFRIT will place animation scripts. If not set, IFRIT will put scripts into its main directory.

- **IFRIT\_PALETTE\_DIR**

  The directory where IFRIT will place custom palettes. If not set, IFRIT will put palettes into its main directory.

## SEE ALSO

The IFRIT help system.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was adapted by Mark Hymers \<mark.hymers@ncl.ac.uk\> from the ifrit help system, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).