SeismicHandler - Waveform Analysis Tool

Menu entry Configure

Permanent setting of parameters of SHM. The analysis program has quite a number of parameters for configuration. Most of them can be set by commands in the private startup file $HOME/sh/private/SHM_USER_STARTUP.SHC which is run every time you start SHM. For almost every parameter you need a separate command and their syntax is partly somewhat complicated. To have a more userfriendly interface the Configure option reads an existing private startup file, lists all parameters with their current values and let the user change the parameters. After exiting the Configure menu a new startup file is written. Since all values are saved into the startup file, all changes in Configure are permanent. Also it is recommended to restart SHM after Configure, since only then the value change takes effect for all parameters. Even if the user interface is better than editing the user startup file it is far from fool-proof. It is a typing interface, there are no checks for typos or inconsistent parameters. So be careful when using this option. You may permanently disable SHM, it won't start with some strange parameter settings ! If you cannot start SHM any more, try to start Configure from the shell with $SH_UTIL/shm_configure.csh. If all else fails delete the private startup file and then call Configure again. It will come up with the 'factory' setup. If you have your favourite setup, save the user startup file to another name, so you may restore it if needed.

After selecting Configure an xterm window pops up displaying a text menu. The menu is rather long and to get it on the screen completely, use small scriptsize and a large window. The parameters are numbered (currently there are more than 70), followed by a short description and its current value. To change a value enter the number (not the name) and <return>. You will be prompted with value:, there enter the new value and <return> (be sure you got the right parameter number, it is not repeated). Then the menu is redisplayed with the new parameter setting. When finished with changing parameters enter q and <return>. This will write a new startup file and exit the xterm menu.

The most important parameters of Configure are explained in other parts of this documentation. A complete description of them at this place may follow later.

Kown bug: Configure crashes on Sun Solaris 1 systems, probably because there are too many variables in the shell. As a remedy I know only to install Solaris 2, sorry for this.

This page last modified 13-Jul-2000