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28 Jul 2024 20:26:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: question about different versions  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 21 Jun 1999 10:26:52
Message: <376e4bac@news.povray.org>
In article <m3n### [at] casimirrezelenstfr> , rol### [at] emailenstfr
(Roland Mas) wrote:

> I bet you types the command-line "povray first.pov" or something like
> that.  Well, don't.  You have to type "povray -i first.pov", so that
> POV-Ray knows first.pov is a POV scene file and not a parameters file.
> I suggest you have a look at "man povray", to know the basic switches
> to use when you invoke POV.

"povray -i first.pov" works, but is not documented. For future compatibility
you may want to get used to (the documented) "povray -ifirst.pov".


    Thorsten


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