Dakota Reference Manual: named

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named

The base name of the work directory created by Dakota

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): STRING

Default: dakota_work_xxxxxxxx

## Description

The `named` keyword is followed by a string, indicating the name of the work directory created by Dakota. If relative, the work directory will be created relative to the directory from which Dakota is invoked.

If `named` is not used, the default work directory is a temporary directory with a system-generated name (e.g., `/tmp/dakota_work_c93vb71z/`).

## See Also

These keywords may also be of interest:

- directory_tag
- directory_save