Routine Name: step Description: Advances the simulation by one or more steps. Usage: step [steps-or-time] -time -verbose -background steps number of steps to advance simulation time time by which to advance simulation -time interpret the first argument as time -verbose use verbose mode (display status of simulation at each step) -background run simulation as background process, and return user to GENESIS shell Example: step 100 step 5 -v step 25.4 -t -b genesis > step time = 1.000000 ; step = 1 completed 1 steps in 0.000000 cpu seconds Notes: When run in the background, the simulation is still sensitive to ^C. Generating a ^C interrupt can cause the simulation to abnormally terminate a step giving erroneous results. To halt an simulation in progress, use the stop routine. Only one simulation can be started at any given time. A background simulation must already be running. The showjobs routine will display this status (as the Simulate function). See also: stop, showstat, reset, check