Re: [ferret_users] .ferret and memory increase

[Sudheer Joseph <sjo.india@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
The error can be avoided by making .ferret.jnl. However memory
apparently is not getting reset, may be a bug?
Sjo

On 5/19/09, Serena Illig <serena.illig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear ferreters,
>
> I would like to increase memory every time I start Ferret. In the doc we can
> read "To increase memory every time you start Ferret, add a *SET
> MEMORY/SIZE=*   command to your
> .ferret<http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/documentation/users-guide/computing-environment/FILES-AND-ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLES-USED-BY-FERRET#_VPINDEXENTRY_1007>startup
> file"
>
> I created a .ferret file that I put in my home directory:
> cancel mode verify
> message/continue *********************************
>
> set memory/size=1500
>
> message/continue *********************************
> set mode verify
>
>
> Here is what I get :
>
>         NOAA/PMEL TMAP
>         FERRET v6.1
>         Linux(g77) 2.6.9-22. - 03/26/08
>         19-May-09 12:38
>
> *********************************
>  Cached data cleared from memory
> *********************************
>  Cached data cleared from memory
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>  Cached data cleared from memory
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>  Cached data cleared from memory
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>  Cached data cleared from memory
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>  Cached data cleared from memory
> **ERROR: $HOME/.ferret: Network is unreachable
> GO "$HOME/.ferret"
> Command file, command group, or REPEAT execution aborted
>
>
> What I am doing wrong ?
>
> Thanks,
> Serena
>

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