(Linux/Unix version only)
By default, simply typing 'equiv' at the Unix prompt, the program is started in interactive mode: a new prompt appears [equ(1)%] and commands for copying, deleting, editing, visualizing files and running programs can be given; the full list of available commands (together with a short help) is obtained by typing 'l'; a few commands require further information:
w - Generally a graphic terminal allows one to use editors other than vi; the w command tells to equiv that the user wants to edit his files with an editor other than vi; the program asks for the name of the editor which has to be used.
p - If, after using a graphic editor, the user wants to restart vi, he must type p at the prompt (p is the default mode).
t - equiv (more properly the equstat and smart modules) reads data collection files in free format (h k l F S, where h, k, l are the indices, F and S the intensity and standard deviation of the reflection). Sometimes data files are written with a format not suitable to be read with free format or, more often, the data files written by equiv (DATA.SIG and DATA2.SIG) are written with a format not suitable for successive applications; in these cases the tras program can be used (t command).
save - if the user wants to save a info.inp file he has written, for a possible further use, he can type the command save and the program will ask for a name of file on which the current info.inp has to be copied (it is advised to save such files with the extension .inp, so that they can be listed with the proc command.
use - a file .inp, previously saved with the 'save' command, can be used copying it on the info.inp file (the program asks for a name of file).
hkl - the program produces a list of all files with extension .hkl
proc - the program produces a list of all files with extension .inp
me - produces the DATA.HKL file of merged DAT0i.END files (free format)
mo - produces the DATA2.HKL file of merged DAT0i.OUT files (free format)
h - A history of the past typed commands is available with the 'h' command.
! - Without exiting equiv, Unix commands (e.g. 'ls', 'cp', etc...) can be given, in a sub-shell, by typing !; type exit at the Unix prompt to close such sub-shell and returning to equiv.