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lmod, localmodel: load a package of local models

The lmod command (localmodel is an alias for this command) loads a user model package  Further details are given in Appendix C.  [Note:  This command is now also supported on Cygwin.]

Syntax:           lmod  <name> [directory]

As for  initpackage, the <name> argument is the name of the model package being loaded, and the <directory> is the its location, defaulting to the setting of LOCAL_MODEL_DIRECTORY given in the user’s Xspec.init

lmod performs the following tasks:

·              loads the library corresponding to the package named <name>

·              reads the model description file supplied by the initpackage command for the library

·              adds the new model components to the list of models recognized by the model command.

 

Note that lmod requires that the user has write-access to <directory> (please see Appendix C for details).