.. _method-mesh_adaptive_search-history_file:

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


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* 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.


.. code-block::

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