.. _environment-pre_run-input:

"""""
input
"""""


Base filename for pre-run mode data input



**Topics**


dakota_IO


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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* STRING

- *Default:* no pre-run specific input read


**Description**


(For future expansion; not currently used by any
methods.) Specify a base filename from which Dakota will read any
pre-run input data. This option is overridden by any command-line

-pre_run arguments.