Getting Started

Get help quickly

To find help about how to run an application and the options it will accept, type the following command into the UNIX command line:

Here, <progname> is the name of the application you need help for. For example:

If you are messing around with the various scripts (e.g., Install_o1), use the standard Unix way of calling help:

A non-exhaustive list of issues

• I just started a new model and ESP-r could not find any database files!
  The database files tell ESP-r about the thermal and optical properties of the ground, the thermal and optical properties of known materials, and many other useful bits of information.
  If you do not see the databases of materials and climate files, for example, your installation might be broken. This could be a result of git not having cloned all necessary repositories (if you compiled from source). We recommend re-installing ESP-r before trying anything else.
• I can't draw anything in the ESP-r project manager's main window!
  The Project Manager does not support graphical input when running on Windows computers. There is a click-on-bitmap facility when using the traditional X11 interface on OSX and Linux computers. ESP-r can also use of external software or import geometry from other tools. Try to import a DXF file, for example.