2.2. Starting E-Cell Simulation Environment

You can start E-Cell Simulation Environment either in scripting mode and GUI mode.

2.2.1. GUI mode

To start E-Cell Simulation Environment in GUI mode, type the following command.

gecell &

This will invoke an instance of the simulator with Osogo Session Manager attached as a GUI frontend.

2.2.2. Scripting mode

To start E-Cell Simulation Environment in scripting mode, type the following command, then press Return:

ecell3-session [filename.ess]
where filename.ess is the name of the Python script file you want to execute.

If filename.ess is omitted, the interpreter starts up in interactive mode.

See chapter 5 about the scripting.