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NAME
       polymake - tool for algorithmic treatment of polytopes and polyhedra


DESCRIPTION
       usage: polymake [options] [arguments]

       called without arguments:

              start an interactive shell


ARGUMENTS
       --help

              print help text and exit

       --version

              print the version number, copyright notice, and exit

       [--script] [application::]script_file

              execute the perl script in the file If application prefix is specified, this application is loaded
              and the script file is looked up in its script directory.  Prefix none::  suppresses  loading  any
              applications before starting the script.

       --script [application::]script_file arguments ...

              execute the perl script in the file, passing the arguments in @ARGV

       'script text'

              interpret the string as a perl expression

       -

              read and execute the commands from the standard input

       file PROPERTY | METHOD [ ... ]

              the  compatibility  mode  with  polymake  <=  2.3:  read  the object from the data file, print the
              properties or run the user methods

       function ARG ...

              simplified syntax for a user function call; arguments can be data files and  numerical  or  string
              constants

       --touch file [ file ... ]

              read the files and write them out; useful for converting from earlier polymake versions


OPTIONS
       -A application_name

              start with this application, ignoring the $default_application and @start_applications settings

       -d     produce some debug output; can be repeated to increase the debug level

       -v     tell  what's  going  on;  can  be  repeated  to increase the verbosity level.  This is an obsolete
              option, please use custom variables $Verbose::* to gain more detailed control.

       --reconfigure

              rerun the autoconfiguration sections in all rule files

       --reconfigure-rules RULENAME ...

              rerun the autoconfiguration sections in the rule files matching RULENAME

       -n     `dry run' mode: show the production rules that would be applied to the object, but don't run  any;
              only applicable to the compatibility mode

       -T sec

              set a time limit for the execution of production rules (currently broken)


       Copyright © 1997-2015 Ewgenij Gawrilow, Michael Joswig (TU Berlin) http://www.polymake.org

       This  is  free software licensed under GPL; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty;
       not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.