Dakota Reference Manual: history_file

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history_file

Name of file where mesh adaptive search records all evaluation points.

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): STRING

Default: mads_history

## Description

The `history_file` is used to specify the name of a file to which mesh adaptive direct search will write its own list of evaluated points.

Default Behavior

By default, mesh adaptive direct search will write the list of evaluation points in a file named mads_history.xxxx, where xxxx corresponds to a randomly generated number. Dakota's output level controls the method's level of output to file.

## Examples

The example below shows the syntax for specifying the name of the history file.

    method
      mesh_adaptive_search
        history_file = 'output.log'
        seed = 1234