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.TH "IDENTS" "nged" "04/13/2022" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
idents \- Places a summary of the regions in the list of \fIobjects\fR specified in the file specified\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBidents\fR\ 'u
\fBidents\fR {\fIfile_name\fR} {\fIobjects\fR}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Places a summary of the regions in the list of
\fIobjects\fR
specified in the file specified\&. If any regions include other regions, then only the first encountered region in that tree will be listed\&. The resulting file will contain two lists of regions, one in the order encountered in the list of objects, and the other ordered by ident number\&. The data written for each region includes (in this order) a sequential region count, the ident number, the air code, the material code, the LOS, and the path to the region\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBidents\fR
command to create a file that will list all regions in specified objects\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Create a file that lists all regions contained in specified objects.\fR
.PP
mged> \fBidents regions_file group1 group2 region3\fR
.RS 4
Creates a file named
\fIregions_file\fR
and lists all the regions in
\fI group1, group2,\fR
and
\fIregion3\fR
in the file\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
