KEEP(nged)

Copies the objects specified to the keep_file.

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💾 KEEP(nged)

okay so bestie, this is the keep page from the BRL-CAD user commands manual, and it's honestly such a vibe — it's the "save a copy for meee" command 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

keep — copies the objects you specify into the keep_file. that's it, that's the whole gig 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

keep [-R] {keep_file} {objects}

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the tea ☕ — keep copies the objects you list over into the keep_file.

  • if keep_file doesn't exist yet? it gets created, no cap ✨
  • if keep_file already exists? the objects just get appended to it, lowkey polite about it 🫶

and just so we're clear, keep_file is a BRL-CAD database file. also the objects in your list have to actually exist in the current database — you can't manifest them out of nowhere, iykyk 😭

by default, keep recursively follows references below the named objects and writes the supporting geometry as needed. like it's gonna go get the whole friend group 👑

the -R option disables that recursive traversal and keeps only the named objects themselves — just the main characters, nobody in the background 💀

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

this example shows you using keep to copy specified objects to a designated file. iconic behavior tbh:

Example 1. Copy specified objects to a designated file.

mged> keep sample.g sample1 sample2
    Creates sample.g file with objects sample1 and sample2 in it.

so you literally just made sample.g with sample1 and sample2 living in it. slay 🔥

👑 AUTHOR 👑

BRL-CAD Team — the legends themselves ✨

💜 BUG REPORTS 💜

if you find a bug or a problem (rude), reports should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org 📧 don't be shy, they wanna know 🫶

ngl, this one's short and sweet — but every detail still counts, periodt 💅

🌈 and that's a wrap, bestie — this was KEEP(nged) from the BRL-CAD manual, brought to you by the BRL-CAD crew. go forth and keep those objects safe 🎀💖

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