---
name: "xnec2c"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xnec2c"
version: "1:4.4.16-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xnec2c"
---

# xnec2c(1)

a GTK+ graphical interactive version of nec2c, a translation to C of the FORTRAN application NEC2

## NAME

xnec2c - a GTK+ graphical interactive version of nec2c, a translation to C of the FORTRAN application NEC2

## SYNOPSIS

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  **xnec2c \[-ijhvPVb\]** *\<input-file-name\>*

## DESCRIPTION

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  \-i\|--input \<input-file-name\>

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  \-j\|--jobs  \<number of processors in SMP machine\> (-j0 disables forking)

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  \-b\|--batch:        enable batch mode, exit after the frequency loop runs

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     \--optimize:     Activate the optimizer immediately.

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  \-P\|--no-pthreads:  disable pthreads and use the GTK loop for debugging

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  \-h\|--help:         print usage information and exit

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  \-V\|--version:      print xnec2c version number and exit

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  \-v\|--verbose:      increase verbosity, can be specified multiple times

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  \-d\|--debug:        enable debug output (-dd includes backtraces)

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  \-d\|--quiet:        suppress debug/verbose output

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  The following arguments write to an output file after the frequency loop completes. These are useful to combine with --batch:

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    \--write-csv             \<filename\>  - write CSV file of measurements

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    \--write-s1p             \<filename\>  - write S1P file of S-parameters

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    \--write-s2p-max-gain    \<filename\>  - write S2P file, port-2 is max-gain

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    \--write-s2p-viewer-gain \<filename\>  - write S2P file, port-2 is viewer-gain

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    \--write-rdpat           \<filename\>  - write CSV of the radiation pattern

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    \--write-currents        \<filename\>  - write CSV of currents and charges

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  ## SEE ALSO

Full documentation is available at the official website for xnec2c Official xnec2c Website ⟨URL: https://www.xnec2c.org/ ⟩. In addition, the full documentation for **xnec2c** is maintained as an html document.  If the **xnec2c** program is properly installed at your site, a command like

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  **firefox /usr/share/doc/xnec2c/xnec2c.html**

should give you access to the complete manual.