Grabbing log files from TACC

Login to TACC

Navigate to the directory specified in your ANSYS log paths

1. Peferences → Settings to find the location

2. Open

   

3. Navigation tools

   1. ls → shows you what's in the current directory

   2. cd → FILEPATH change directory to the listed filepath

      1. cd .. → go back one directory

      2. cd ~ → 

4. check if the file exists where you are

   1. when in the directory for your ansys, type "ls -la" which will list all folders/files in your current directory 

5. compress file - Run the command below in your appropriate folder

   1. The screenshot is zipping my entire ansys folder, if you just want the log files, fill out the highlighted command

   2. tar -czvf name-of-archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory-or-file-name

   3. Open

      

6. Grab the file off of TACC
   
   

   1. Navigate to where you want the command to dump the zipped file, then run the 2nd line in the screenshot below

   2. from terminal in your pc, grab the compressed file with the command in the screenshot(last line)

      1. Replace:

         1. jacobyan → your username

         2. 099768/jacobyan → filepath to your ansys folder/log file location

      2. Open