.. _environment-read_restart:

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read_restart
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Base filename for restart file read



**Topics**


dakota_IO, command_line_options


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   environment-read_restart-stop_restart


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* STRING

- *Default:* no restart read


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword     | Dakota Keyword Description                  |
|                         | Group              |                    |                                             |
+=========================+====================+====================+=============================================+
| Optional                                     | `stop_restart`__   | Restart record number at which to stop      |
|                                              |                    | reading the restart file.                   |
+----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+

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**Description**


Specify a base filename for the restart file Dakota
should read.  This option is overridden by any command-line

-read_restart option.

*Default Behavior*

No restart file is read.