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                alias
            
         Creates an alias for a command or sequence of commands. 
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                appendseq
            
         Appends a series of files to the current sequence in mplay. 
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                atjob
            
         Execute commands at a future time. 
- 
        
        
            
                audiopanel
            
         Changes parameters of the audio pane. 
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                autosave
            
         Enables/disables auto saving. 
- 
        
        
            
                bonealigncapture
            
         Aligns the capture and animation (deform) regions. 
- 
        
        
            
                boneconvert
            
         Updates bones from old Houdini 4 hip files. 
- 
        
        
            
                bonefixchops
            
         Cleans up any references to a bone in InverseKin CHOPs before you
delete the bone. 
- 
        
        
            
                bonemoveend
            
         Adjusts the length and angles of the given bone object so that the
bone would end at the given position in the rest chain. 
- 
        
        
            
                bookmark
            
         Add, list, or remove bookmarks. 
- 
        
        
            
                break
            
         Breaks out of the current loop. 
- 
        
        
            
                bundlelist
            
         Allows different options of a bundle list pane to be set. 
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                chadd
            
         Adds channels to the objects specified. 
- 
        
        
            
                chalias
            
         Create an alias for a channel name. 
- 
        
        
            
                animeditor
            
         Sets various options of the animation editor. 
- 
        
        
            
                chanlist
            
         Sets various options of the channel list. 
- 
        
        
            
                chautoscope
            
         Changes autoscope property of parameters (automatically scope when object is selected). 
- 
        
        
            
                chautoselect
            
         Changes autoselect property of parameters (automatically select in channel list when
object is selected). 
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                chblockbegin
            
         Signals the start of a block of chadd/chkey commands in a script
file. 
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                chblockend
            
         Signals the end of a block of chadd/chkey commands in a script
file. 
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                chcommit
            
         Commits pending key changes. 
- 
        
        
            
                chcp
            
         Copies the contents of one channel to another. 
- 
        
        
            
                chgadd
            
         Creates one or more channel groups. 
- 
        
        
            
                chgls
            
         Lists channel groups. 
- 
        
        
            
                chgop
            
         Sets the contents of a channel group. 
- 
        
        
            
                chgpopulate
            
         Populates a channel group with a node’s channels. 
- 
        
        
            
                chgrm
            
         Removes channel groups 
- 
        
        
            
                chhold
            
         Puts channels into hold or pending state. 
- 
        
        
            
                chkey
            
         Edits or inserts a key. 
- 
        
        
            
                chkeyget
            
         Samples channels at given times and returns key information. 
- 
        
        
            
                chkeyls
            
         List key times for channels. 
- 
        
        
            
                chkeymv
            
         Moves keys in channels to different frames/times 
- 
        
        
            
                chkeyrm
            
         Removes keys in the specified channels at different frames/times 
- 
        
        
            
                chlock
            
         Locks parameters so they can’t be modified. 
- 
        
        
            
                chls
            
         Lists channels. 
- 
        
        
            
                chopexportmap
            
         Manipulates CHOP export mapping overrides. 
- 
        
        
            
                chopls
            
         Lists the tracks in a chop operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                chopscope
            
         Assigns CHOP channels to available viewers by pairing CHOP paths with
CHOP channels. 
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                chopview
            
         Sets various CHOP viewer options. 
- 
        
        
            
                chread
            
         Reads channel data from a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                chrefit
            
         Refits the channels using cubic interpolation. 
- 
        
        
            
                chrename
            
         Renames a channel. 
- 
        
        
            
                chreverse
            
         Reverse the channel data over a given range. 
- 
        
        
            
                chrm
            
         Removes a channel 
- 
        
        
            
                chround
            
         Moves or replaces keys so that they lie on integer frame values. 
- 
        
        
            
                chscope
            
         Sets the channel scope. 
- 
        
        
            
                chstretch
            
         Stretches out animation on channels. 
- 
        
        
            
                chwrite
            
         Writes channel data out to a .chan or .bchan file. 
- 
        
        
            
                clear
            
         Clears the textport. 
- 
        
        
            
                closeport
            
         Closes a communication port created by the openport command. 
- 
        
        
            
                cmdread
            
         Runs the commands in a specified file. 
- 
        
        
            
                colladaimport
            
         Imports a COLLADA (1.4.0) file. 
- 
        
        
            
                colorsettings
            
         Changes the gamma and/or LUT on various UI gadgets. 
- 
        
        
            
                commandecho
            
         Enables or disables the echoing of commands. 
- 
        
        
            
                compfree
            
         Releases all cached data and images in use by all composite
networks. 
- 
        
        
            
                compopts
            
         Controls compositing cache usage and threading. 
- 
        
        
            
                compproject
            
         Controls the current compositing project. 
- 
        
        
            
                continue
            
         Skips to the end of a loop iteration. 
- 
        
        
            
                copcache
            
         Manipulates the internal Copernicus node cache. 
- 
        
        
            
                cplane
            
         Changes construction plane parameters. 
- 
        
        
            
                datatree
            
         Sets the current plugin used by a data tree pane. 
- 
        
        
            
                desk
            
         Reconfigures pane layouts. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopdatahint
            
         Adds hints for DOP networks to validate simulations. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopdatatypealias
            
         Creates an alias for a DOP data type. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopdatatypes
            
         Prints a list of available DOP data types. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopsave
            
         Saves the entire state of a DOP simulation to a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopsavedata
            
         Saves a DOP simulation data item to a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                dopsolveadddata
            
          Adds data to a DOP object when running a Script Solver
DOP.  
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                dopsolvecopydata
            
          Copies some DOP data from one location to another when running a
Script Solver DOP.  
- 
        
        
            
                dopsolveremovedata
            
          Removes data from a DOP object when running a Script Solver
DOP.  
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                dopsolvesetoption
            
          Sets a value on a piece of DOP data when running a Script Solver
DOP.  
- 
        
        
            
                dsedit
            
         Built-in alias for otedit. 
- 
        
        
            
                dsoinfo
            
         Displays paths of plug-in functions and operator types. 
- 
        
        
            
                dsreload
            
         Reloads all OPs which are based on scripts. 
- 
        
        
            
                echo
            
         Prints text to the textport. 
- 
        
        
            
                else
            
         Else conditional for an if statement. 
- 
        
        
            
                end
            
         Termination of a for or foreach statement. 
- 
        
        
            
                endif
            
         Termination of the if statement. 
- 
        
        
            
                excat
            
         Prints expression source code. 
- 
        
        
            
                exedit
            
         Opens expressions in an editor. 
- 
        
        
            
                exhelp
            
         Shows usage information for an expression. 
- 
        
        
            
                exit
            
         Stops execution of the script file. If the optional status code is
provided, then it sets the variable 'status' to the given integer. 
- 
        
        
            
                exls
            
         Lists the current expression functions 
- 
        
        
            
                exread
            
         Load custom expression source code from external files. 
- 
        
        
            
                exrm
            
         Removes custom expressions. 
- 
        
        
            
                fbximport
            
         Imports a Filmbox FBX file. 
- 
        
        
            
                fbximportanim
            
         Imports a single Filmbox FBX animation curve. 
- 
        
        
            
                fcur
            
         Gets or sets the current frame number. 
- 
        
        
            
                fdependadd
            
         Adds a file dependency. 
- 
        
        
            
                fdependhide
            
         Hides a file dependency. 
- 
        
        
            
                fdependls
            
         Lists all file dependencies. 
- 
        
        
            
                fdependrm
            
         Removes a file dependency. 
- 
        
        
            
                filechooser
            
         Opens a file chooser and prints the chosen file. 
- 
        
        
            
                for
            
         Loops through a block of commands according to a counter. 
- 
        
        
            
                foreach
            
         Loops through a block of commands for each item in a list. 
- 
        
        
            
                fplayback
            
         Sets various options of the playbar. 
- 
        
        
            
                fps
            
         Gets or sets the current playback speed. 
- 
        
        
            
                frange
            
         Sets the playback range on the playbar. 
- 
        
        
            
                fset
            
         Sets the playback range to a certain length 
- 
        
        
            
                ftimecode
            
         Gets or sets the current frame in timecode format. 
- 
        
        
            
                geocache
            
         Manipulates the internal geometry cache. 
- 
        
        
            
                geospreadsheet
            
         Sets various options of a Geometry Spreadsheet pane. 
- 
        
        
            
                glcache
            
         Manipulates the OpenGL caches. 
- 
        
        
            
                gpumem
            
         Monitor and modify GPU memory usage. 
- 
        
        
            
                help
            
         Prints usage help for a command. 
- 
        
        
            
                helpbrowser
            
         Performs actions related to the help browser pane. 
- 
        
        
            
                history
            
         Prints the command history. 
- 
        
        
            
                if
            
         Conditionally executes a block of commands if a condition is
true. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgdispopt
            
         Sets the global image viewer display options. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgsave
            
         Writes images from a Composite View or MPlay to disk 
- 
        
        
            
                imgview
            
         Changes global options of a COP/Mplay image viewer. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgview2d
            
         Changes options of a 2D view of a COP image viewer. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgviewhist
            
         Changes options of a Histogram view of a COP image viewer. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgviewls
            
         Prints the names of available COP/Mplay image viewers to use with
imgview. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgviewtime
            
         Changes options of a Timeline view of a COP image viewer. 
- 
        
        
            
                imgviewtool
            
         Invokes a tool in a COP image viewer (or lists available tools). 
- 
        
        
            
                iprview
            
         Sets various options of an IPR view pane. 
- 
        
        
            
                job
            
         Get or set the $JOB variable. 
- 
        
        
            
                kinconvert
            
         Updates old hip files to new IK structure. 
- 
        
        
            
                linker
            
         Sets various options of the light linker. 
- 
        
        
            
                listchooser
            
         Presents a graphical interface to the user to choose from a list of options. 
- 
        
        
            
                loadaudio
            
         Load, unload, and set options for audio. 
- 
        
        
            
                loadseq
            
         Loads a sequence of files into mplay. 
- 
        
        
            
                matrman
            
         Generate a RenderMan sl file from a shader. 
- 
        
        
            
                matupdateref
            
         Updates all the Palette material references. 
- 
        
        
            
                memory
            
         Prints current memory usage. 
- 
        
        
            
                menurefresh
            
         Reloads the contents of the OPmenu.xml, PARMmenu.xml, ParmGearMenu.xml and
CHGmenu.xml menu files. 
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                message
            
         Presents text to the user. 
- 
        
        
            
                mnew
            
         Resets the session. 
- 
        
        
            
                mplayfit
            
         Fits the mplay window to the image (at 100%). 
- 
        
        
            
                mplayhome
            
         Fits mplay image to the viewport size. 
- 
        
        
            
                mplayprofile
            
         Sets the current mplay profile. 
- 
        
        
            
                mread
            
         Loads a hip file. 
- 
        
        
            
                mwrite
            
         Save the current session to a hip file. 
- 
        
        
            
                nbadd
            
         Create network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbalpha
            
         Set alpha of network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbcolor
            
         Color network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbcp
            
         Copy network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbget
            
         Get network box flag information 
- 
        
        
            
                nbglob
            
         Pattern expansion for network box names 
- 
        
        
            
                nblocate
            
         Locate and move network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbls
            
         List network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nblsop
            
         Lists operators contained in network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbname
            
         Renames a network box 
- 
        
        
            
                nbop
            
         Sets the contents of a network box. 
- 
        
        
            
                nbrm
            
         Deletes network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                nbset
            
         Set network box flags. 
- 
        
        
            
                nbsize
            
         Resizes network boxes 
- 
        
        
            
                netcolumns
            
         Sets the visible columns in the network editor’s list mode. 
- 
        
        
            
                neteditor
            
         This command is no longer used. 
- 
        
        
            
                netviewdep
            
         This command is no longer used. 
- 
        
        
            
                networkeditor
            
         Sets various options of the network editor. 
- 
        
        
            
                nextkey
            
         Moves playback to the next or previous key. 
- 
        
        
            
                nodegraph
            
         This command is no longer used. 
- 
        
        
            
                objcache
            
         Manipulates the internal object transformation cache. 
- 
        
        
            
                objcleantransform
            
         Zeroes transforms on an object. 
- 
        
        
            
                objextractpretransform
            
         Transfers an object’s pre-transform values to its local
transforms. 
- 
        
        
            
                objkinoverride
            
         Sets the kinematic override option. 
- 
        
        
            
                objlightlink
            
         Manages object light category selection in a light-centric way. 
- 
        
        
            
                objmaterial
            
         Manages object-local overrides of material parameters. 
- 
        
        
            
                objparent
            
         Controls the keep position when parenting option. 
- 
        
        
            
                objpretransform
            
         Sets or displays an object’s pre-transform matrix. 
- 
        
        
            
                objresetpretransform
            
         Resets the given object’s pre-transform values to the identity
matrix. 
- 
        
        
            
                ombind
            
         Binds a handle to an operator parameter. 
- 
        
        
            
                ombindinfo
            
         Lists parameters bound to an operator’s handle. 
- 
        
        
            
                omls
            
         Lists the available handles for an operator type. 
- 
        
        
            
                omparm
            
         Changes a handle’s settings. 
- 
        
        
            
                omsbind
            
         Binds an operator parameter to a selector 
- 
        
        
            
                omsbindinfo
            
         Lists the selectors bound to an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                omsls
            
         Lists the available selectors for an operator type. 
- 
        
        
            
                omsunbind
            
         Removes bindings between operators and selectors. 
- 
        
        
            
                omswhere
            
         Lists the operators bound to a selector. 
- 
        
        
            
                omunbind
            
         Removes bindings between an operator and a handle. 
- 
        
        
            
                omwhere
            
         Lists the operators bound to a handle. 
- 
        
        
            
                omwrite
            
         Writes out all handle and selector bindings to a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                opadd
            
         Adds an operator to the network. 
- 
        
        
            
                opalias
            
         Allows an operator type to be created using an alternate name. 
- 
        
        
            
                opautoplace
            
         Autoplaces a node tile within a network. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbadd
            
         Creates operator bundles. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbfilters
            
         Lists all valid filters for bundles. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbls
            
         Lists bundles. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbname
            
         Renames a bundle. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbop
            
         Modifies operator bundles. 
- 
        
        
            
                opbrm
            
         Removes operator bundles. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcf
            
         Changes to a different folder in the operator hierarchy. 
- 
        
        
            
                opchange
            
         Search and replace text in parameter values. 
- 
        
        
            
                opchangetype
            
         Changes an operator to a new type. 
- 
        
        
            
                opchmod
            
         Changes the access permissions of operators. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcollapse
            
         Collapses nodes into a subnetwork. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcolor
            
         Gets or sets an operator’s tile color in the network editor. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcomment
            
         Gets or sets a comment string for an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcook
            
         Tells (or forces) an object to re-cook. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcopy
            
         Copies an operator and its dependencies to the clipboard. 
- 
        
        
            
                opcp
            
         Copies an operator to a new place in the operator hierarchy. 
- 
        
        
            
                opdefaultcolor
            
         Changes the initial color of a node when it is put down. 
- 
        
        
            
                opdefaultshape
            
         Changes the initial shape of a node when it is put down. 
- 
        
        
            
                opdelscript
            
         Gets or sets a script to run when an operator is deleted. 
- 
        
        
            
                opdepend
            
         Lists all operator dependencies of a node. 
- 
        
        
            
                opdeprecate
            
         Marks node types as deprecated and hides them from the tab menu. 
- 
        
        
            
                openport
            
         Opens a communication port to Houdini. 
- 
        
        
            
                opeventscriptcache
            
         Manipulates the internal event script path cache used to avoid excessive searching of the HOUDINI_SCRIPT_PATH. 
- 
        
        
            
                opexclude
            
         Deletes operator types from the current Houdini session. 
- 
        
        
            
                opexprlanguage
            
         Gets or sets the default expression language for the specified nodes. 
- 
        
        
            
                opextern
            
         Shows all/missing external references in a node. 
- 
        
        
            
                opextract
            
         Expands a subnetwork 
- 
        
        
            
                opfind
            
         Find operators that match a set of criteria. 
- 
        
        
            
                opfirstname
            
         Changes the initial name of a node when it is put down. 
- 
        
        
            
                opgadd
            
         Creates a new operator group. 
- 
        
        
            
                opget
            
         Gets operator properties. 
- 
        
        
            
                opgetinput
            
         Gets the node attached to a certain input of an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opglob
            
         Expands a pattern into a list of operator names. 
- 
        
        
            
                opgls
            
         Lists operator groups. 
- 
        
        
            
                opgop
            
         Controls membership of operator groups 
- 
        
        
            
                opgrm
            
         Removes an operator group from the current network. 
- 
        
        
            
                ophelp
            
         Displays help for an operator or operator type. 
- 
        
        
            
                ophide
            
         Hides nodes from the tab menu. 
- 
        
        
            
                opinfo
            
         Displays information about the operator, including the comment. 
- 
        
        
            
                opinputstring
            
         Associates a string value with a particular input index and key name. 
- 
        
        
            
                oplayout
            
         Automatically lays out operators in the network editor. 
- 
        
        
            
                oplegacyinputs
            
         Specifies input names for legacy nodes that were saved only with input numbers. 
- 
        
        
            
                oplocate
            
         Gets/sets the X/Y coordinates of operator tiles in the network
view. 
- 
        
        
            
                opls
            
         Lists operators in the network hierarchy. 
- 
        
        
            
                opmenu
            
         Shows the items of a menu parameter on an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opmultiparm
            
         Gets or sets multiparm channel linking information for a node. 
- 
        
        
            
                opname
            
         Renames an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                oporder
            
         Changes the user-defined order of operators. 
- 
        
        
            
                opoverride
            
         Temporarily Override an operator with another existing operator.  The overrides are not saved. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppane
            
         Show an editor for an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opparm
            
         Gets/sets/manipulates parameters on a node. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppaste
            
         Paste data copied with opcopy into a network. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetload
            
         Loads channels and parameter values into an operator from a
preset. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetloadfile
            
         Loads channels and parameter values into an operator from a .preset
file. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetls
            
         Lists the presets available for an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetrm
            
         Removes a preset. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetsave
            
         Saves channels and parameter values from an operator as a preset. 
- 
        
        
            
                oppresetsavefile
            
         Saves channels and parameter values from an operator to a .preset
file. 
- 
        
        
            
                opproperty
            
         Creates spare properties from a set of pre-defined properties 
- 
        
        
            
                oppwf
            
         Prints the current folder in the network hierarchy. 
- 
        
        
            
                opramp
            
         Sets a key in an operator’s ramp. 
- 
        
        
            
                opread
            
         Loads an operators file created with opwrite. 
- 
        
        
            
                oprename
            
         Changes the name that appears on toolbars to represent an operator
type. 
- 
        
        
            
                oprm
            
         Deletes operators. 
- 
        
        
            
                oprmtype
            
         Deletes operators of a specific type. 
- 
        
        
            
                opsave
            
         Saves the output data of an operator to a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                opscale
            
         Obsolete. Use neteditor -v instead. 
- 
        
        
            
                opscript
            
         Prints the commands necessary to recreate an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opset
            
         Turns various operator flags on or off. 
- 
        
        
            
                opspare
            
         Add, remove or list spare parameters in an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opspareds
            
         Sets the dialog script describing spare parameters on one or more
nodes. 
- 
        
        
            
                opstat
            
         Print node creation time, modification time, author, and permissions. 
- 
        
        
            
                optype
            
         Prints type-specific information about operators. 
- 
        
        
            
                optypeinstall
            
         Built-in alias for optyperead 
- 
        
        
            
                optyperead
            
         Loads an .optype archive and installs the contained type into a
Houdini directory. 
- 
        
        
            
                optypeuninstall
            
         Removes all references to an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opunhide
            
         Makes operators accessible in the toolbars. 
- 
        
        
            
                opunload
            
         Causes a node to throw away any cached geometry. 
- 
        
        
            
                opunwire
            
         Disconnects inputs from an operator. 
- 
        
        
            
                opupdate
            
         Re-cooks operators if their referenced files have changed. 
- 
        
        
            
                opuserdata
            
         Provides access to name/value pair data that can be set on a node. 
- 
        
        
            
                opwire
            
         Connects the output of one operator to the input of another. 
- 
        
        
            
                opwrite
            
         Saves operators to a file. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcollapse
            
         Create an operator type library from separate files. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcomment
            
         Gets/sets the comment text associated with an operator type. 
- 
        
        
            
                otconfig
            
         Sets various options of the operator type manager. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcontentadd
            
         Adds a file to an existing operator type definition. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcontentdelete
            
         Removes data from an operator type definiton. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcontentls
            
         Lists all sections in an operator type definition. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcontentsave
            
         Extracts a file from inside an operator type definition. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcopy
            
         Copies data from inside one HDA file to another. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcreatecompiledtypefrom
            
         Creates a new operator type definition from a subnet. 
- 
        
        
            
                otcreatetypefrom
            
         Creates a new operator type definition from a subnet. 
- 
        
        
            
                otdelete
            
         Deletes operator definitions from an operator type library. 
- 
        
        
            
                otedit
            
         Opens a property editor for an operator type. 
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                otexpand
            
         Splits an operator type library into component files. 
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                otgetotl
            
         Determines whether/where an operator type is defined. 
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                otglob
            
         Lists operator types matching a pattern. 
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                otinuse
            
         Helps determine what Operator Type Libraries are in a given Hip
file. 
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                otload
            
         Loads an operator type library into the current session. 
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                otls
            
         Lists operator types defined in a library file. 
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                otmerge
            
         Copies all operator type definitions from one library file to
another. 
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                otprefer
            
         Get/set which type definition to use when multiple implementations
are available. 
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                otrefresh
            
         Reloads an operator type library from disk. 
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                otrenamesource
            
         Gives a descriptive name to a library source. 
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                otsync
            
         Syncs the contents of nodes with the contents of their type
definitions. 
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                ottouch
            
         Sets the last modified time for an operator type definition. 
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                otunload
            
         Unloads an operator type library. 
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                otunsync
            
         Built in alias for otsync -u. 
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                otversion
            
         Gets/sets the version of an operator type definition. 
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                otwrite
            
         Saves an operator type into an operator type library file. 
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                pane
            
         Creates, closes, or sets options on a pane. 
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                panepath
            
         Sets the current node of all panes in a desk. 
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                parmeditor
            
         Sets various options of a parameter editor. 
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                parmlist
            
         Sets various options of the parameter list within a channel list
gadget. 
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                parmsheet
            
         Sets various options of the parameter spreadsheet. 
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                pathmap
            
         Interface to modify or test the HOUDINI_PATHMAP variable. 
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                perfmon
            
         Enable output from the performance monitor. 
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                performance
            
         Set various options of the performance monitor. 
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                pilist
            
         Sets various options of a handle list. 
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                play
            
         Controls playback. 
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                pomadd
            
         Creates a new persistent handle or group. 
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                pomattach
            
         Attaches an operator to a handle, or a handle to a group. 
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                pomclear
            
         Detaches all operators from a persistent handle, or clears a
group. 
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                pomdetach
            
         Detaches an operator from a persistent handle, or a handle from a
group. 
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                pomls
            
         Lists persistent handles or handle groups. 
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                pomparm
            
         Changes settings of a handle. 
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                pomremove
            
         Delete a persistent handle or handle group. 
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                pomrename
            
         Renames a persistent handle or handle group. 
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                pomscript
            
         Prints the commands to create a persistent handle or group. 
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                pomset
            
         Sets the display flags of a persistent handle or group. 
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                preference
            
         Gets/sets the general preference option values. 
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                prependseq
            
         Inserts files before the current sequence. 
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                prompt
            
         Change the textport prompt string. 
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                propertyedit
            
         Built-in alias for otedit 
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                python
            
         Execute Python statements. 
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                pythonpanel
            
         Performs actions related to the Python panel pane. 
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                quit
            
         Exits Houdini. 
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                radial
            
         Controls radial settings. 
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                read
            
         Reads a line on user input into one or more variables. 
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                reloadseq
            
         Updates any images which may be out of date since they were loaded. 
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                render
            
         Cause an output driver (ROP node) to render. 
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                rexport
            
         Edits exprot variables for a network render. 
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                rkill
            
         Stop or pause/unpause a render. 
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                ropview
            
         Sets various options of an Outputs viewer pane. 
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                rps
            
         Lists background render processes. 
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                scenegraphopts
            
         Internal command to save display settings for the scene graph view 
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                scenegraphrenderopts
            
         Internal command to save renderer options for the scene graph view 
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                scenegraphtree
            
         Sets various options of a Scene Graph Tree pane. 
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                sceneviewconfig
            
         Internal command to save display settings for the scene graph view 
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                sceneviewpurpose
            
         Internal command to save display settings for the scene graph view 
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                seqls
            
         Lists the sequences currently loaded in Mplay. 
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                set
            
         Sets a local variable. 
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                setcomp
            
         Set the color components to display. 
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                setenv
            
         Sets a global variable. 
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                setplane
            
         Sets the current plane. 
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                shelfdock
            
         Adds shelves to and removes shelves from the shelf area (dock). 
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                shift
            
         Shifts the contents of the command line argument variables. 
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                shopconvert
            
         Converts RenderMan shaders to native. 
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                shoppromote
            
         Automatically promotes all parameters from a material’s
contained shaders onto the material. 
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                shopthumb
            
         Generates a thumbnail image (shader ball) for a material. 
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                shopvisible
            
         Show or hide shaders based on the renderer. 
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                sopcache
            
         Manipulates the internal surface node cache. 
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                sopcreateedit
            
         Create an Edit SOP from the differences between two SOPs. 
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                source
            
         Executes the script commands in a file. 
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                stampdirty
            
         Dirty nodes dependent on a stamping variable.. 
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                system
            
         Starts a host system command. 
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                takeadd
            
         Creates a new take. 
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                takeautomode
            
         Sets the take auto-include mode. 
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                takeinclude
            
         Includes parameters in or removes parameters from the current
take. 
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                takelist
            
         Sets various options of the take list pane. 
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                takeload
            
         Loads take information from a file saved with the takesave
command. 
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                takels
            
         Prints the names of existing takes. 
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                takemerge
            
         Merges included parameters from one or more source takes into a
destination take. 
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                takemove
            
         Moves a take under a new parent. 
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                takename
            
         Rename a take, set the label of a take, or change the default
basename for new takes. 
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                takerm
            
         Removes one or more takes. 
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                takesave
            
         Saves take information to a file, or prints it to the textport. 
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                takescript
            
         Prints the commands necessary to recreate a take. 
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                takeset
            
         Switches to a different take. 
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                tcur
            
         Gets or sets the current time. 
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                test_access
            
         On Windows, tests the permission of a file path. 
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                texcache
            
         Manipulates the internal texture cache. 
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                time
            
         Print the time taken to execute a command. 
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                timeslice
            
         Sets timeslice options for timesliced channel operators. 
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                tmgadd
            
         Creates time groups. 
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                tmgls
            
         Lists time groups. 
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                tmgname
            
         Renames a time group. 
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                tmgop
            
         Set, add to, or delete the contents of a time group. 
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                tmgrm
            
         Deletes a time group. 
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                tmgshift
            
         Shift a time group by a length of time or number of frames. 
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                toolbar
            
         Creates, edits, or removes a toolbar. 
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                topcancel
            
         Cancels a cooking TOP network 
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                topcook
            
         Cooks the specified TOP node(s) or network(s) 
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                topdirty
            
         Dirties the specified TOP node(s) or network(s) 
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                treechooser
            
         Presents a graphical interface to the user to choose from
a list of options. 
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                treecontrol
            
         Sets various options of the tree contrl. 
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                tset
            
         Gets/sets the global animation range. 
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                ucd
            
         Change the UNIX working directory. 
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                uls
            
         Returns a list of files and directories in the UNIX working
directory. This command is non-recursive. 
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                umkdir
            
         Creates a new directory, dir_name, in the file system. 
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                undoctrl
            
         Turns undo on or off, or clears undo memory. 
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                unitlength
            
         Controls the Houdini Unit Length option. 
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                unitmass
            
         Controls the Houdini Unit Mass option. 
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                unix
            
         Starts a host system command. 
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                updateui
            
         Waits for Houdini’s UI to update. 
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                upwd
            
         Prints the Unix working directory. 
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                urm
            
         Unlinks file_name, in the file system. This method cannot unlink
directories. 
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                varchange
            
         Cooks any operators using changed variables. 
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                version
            
         Prints the application’s version. 
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                vexinfo
            
         Lists the currenly loaded VEX functions. 
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                vexprofile
            
         Turns profiling of VEX functions on/off 
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                viewagentopts
            
         Set various crowd agent display options for a viewport. 
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                viewbackground
            
         Sets general options for the viewport background. 
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                viewcamera
            
         Make a viewport look through a camera. 
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                viewcharacteropts
            
         Set various character display options for a viewport. 
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                viewcolor
            
         Set the color override attribute in a particular viewport. 
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                viewcopy
            
         Copies settings from one viewport or view-memory to another. 
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                viewdisplay
            
         Set various options of a viewport or view-memory. 
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                viewdispopts
            
         Set various options of a viewport. 
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                viewdispset
            
         Set various options of a viewport.  Replaces viewdisplay. 
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                vieweffect
            
         Controls viewport settings. 
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                viewergrouplist
            
         Set group list options of viewer panes. 
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                viewerinspect
            
         Gets/sets inspection options for a viewer. 
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                vieweroption
            
         Sets various options for viewer panes. 
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                viewerstow
            
         Stows or unstows components of a viewer. 
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                viewforeground
            
         Controls viewport foreground image settings. 
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                viewheadlight
            
         Controls viewport headlight settings. 
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                viewhome
            
         This command allows you to home the named viewports. 
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                viewinfotext
            
         Set info text options for a viewport. 
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                viewlayout
            
         Rearranges viewports in a viewer pane. 
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                viewlight
            
         Controls viewport settings. 
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                viewls
            
         Lists all viewer panes. 
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                viewmaskoverlay
            
         Sets various options of the view mask overlay in viewports. 
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                viewname
            
         Renames a viewport 
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                viewonionskin
            
         Set various onion skinning display options for a viewport. 
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                viewoptadd
            
         Adds display options to all viewers. 
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                viewoptenable
            
         Enable/disable user options in a particular viewport. 
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                viewoptls
            
         Lists options available in viewers. 
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                viewoptname
            
         Renames a display option. 
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                viewoptrm
            
         Removes display options from all viewers. 
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                viewoptset
            
         Gets/sets the settings for a particular display option. These
settings are shared by all viewers. 
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                vieworthogrid
            
         Controls display of the grid in an orthographic viewport. 
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                viewposteffects
            
         Controls viewport post-process effects settings. 
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                viewprojection
            
         Sets the projection method of a perspective viewport. 
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                viewrefplane
            
         Changes reference plane parameters. 
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                viewroto
            
         Sets image and position options for the viewport background. 
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                viewrotovideo
            
         Sets the options for video file viewport backgrounds. 
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                viewsnapshot
            
         Manages the view snapshot memory. 
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                viewsnapshotoption
            
         Sets the options for the view snapshot memory. 
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                viewtool
            
         Sets the current tool in a scene viewer (or lists available
tools). 
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                viewtransform
            
         Gets/sets projection data for a viewport. 
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                viewtype
            
         Changes the type of a viewport. 
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                viewupdate
            
         Controls the updating of views. 
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                viewuvgrid
            
         Sets various options of the grid in UV texture viewports. 
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                viewwrite
            
         Creates a flipbook from a viewport. 
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                vopforcecompile
            
         Forces a VOP Network to compile its code. 
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                vopwritevfl
            
         Writes code generated from a VOP network to a file. 
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                while
            
         Loops through a block of commands while a condition is true.