NEST Command Index

abort	Abort all NEST processes gracefully.
abs	absolute value
abs_d	absolute value of double
abs_i	absolute value of integer
acos	Calculate the arc cosine of double number.
add	add two numbers or vector
addpath	add a path to SLISearchPath
addtotrie	Add a function variant to a trie-object
allocations	Return the number of array reallocations.
and	logical and operator.
append	Append an object to a string or array.
AppendTo	Append an object to a container
Apply	calls a function with the elements of an array as argument
Apply	Apply
apropos	Search the command index for a regular expression.
arange	Return a Int/DoubleVector filled with a range of numbers.
area	Return array of indices defining a 2d subarea of a 2d array.
area2	Return array of indices defining a 2d subarea of a 2d array.
array	construct array with n zeros (PS)
arraylib::EdgeClip	Clip 2-d array indices at array edge
arraylib::EdgeTruncate	Truncate 2-d array indices at array edge
arraylib::EdgeWrap	Wrap 2-d array indices around edges (toriodal)
arraylib::GaborPatch	Return a two-dimensional array with Gabor function.
arraylib::GaussPatch	Return a two-dimensional array with Gauss function.
arraylib::getdeep	get an element from a nested container (array, dict, ...).
arraylib::IndexWrap	project a cyclic index value onto interval [0,N).
arraylib::Mean	Return mean of the elements in array.
arraylib::Product	Return product of the elements in array.
arraylib::Reform	Reform the dimensions of a hyperrectengular array
arraylib::SDev	Return standard deviation of the elements in array.
arraylib::Sum	Return sum of the elements in array.
arraylib::Var	Return variance of the elements in array.
arrayload	pushes array elements followed by number of element
ArrayQ	returns true if top object is an array
ArrayShape	reduce a multidimensional array to a desired shape
arraystore	pops the first n elements of the stack into an array
asin	Calculate the arc sine of double number.
assert	assert that procedure returns true
available	check if data is available from an istream

backtrace_off	Disable the stack backtrace on error.
backtrace_on	enable stack backtrace on error.
begin	Make a dictionary the current dictionary.
bind	recursively replaces executable operator names by their values.
break	interrupt the execution of a procedure for inspectio
breakup	Break a string or an array at given Substrings or SubArrays, or to given lengths.

call	Execute object from a dictionary.
callback	Function to execute before each input prompt.
capacity	Returns the capacity of an array.
case	like if, but test a series of conditions.
cd	Change working directory
ceil	Return nearest integer larger than or equal to the argument.
cerr	Standard error output stream
CGParse	Call ConnectionGenerator::fromXML() and return a
CGParseFile	Call ConnectionGenerator::fromXMLFile() and return a
CGSelectImplementation	Call
cin	Standard input stream
Cleanup	cleanup the network after a simulatio
clear	Clear the entire stack.
cleardict	Clears the contents of a dictionary
cleardictstack	Pop all non standard dictionaries off the dictionary
clic	Start measuring interpreter cycles.
cloc	Return elapsed interpreter cycles since clic was called.
clock	returns realtime
clonedict	create a copy of a dictionary
close	close a stream
closeinput	Close current input file.
CompareFiles	Compare two files for equality.
CompileMath	converts traditional math to postfix notatio
Connect	Establish a connection between two nodes or lists of nodes.
continue	continue an interrupted procedure
copy	Copy the top n stack object
CopyFile	Copy a file
CopyModel	copy a model to a new name, set parameters for copy, if
cos	Calculate the cosine of double number.
count	Count the number of objects on the stack.
countdictstack	return number of dictionaries on the dictionary stack.
counttomark	count number of objects on the stack from top to marker
cout	Standard output stream
Create	create node
CreateParameter	CreateParameter
cst	Convert string to array of toke
ctermid	Return the path to the controlling terminal of the process.
currentdict	return topmost dictionary of the dictionary stack
currentname	returns the most recently resolved name
cv1d	convert 2-dimensional coordinates to 1-dim index
cv2d	convert 1-dimensional index to 2-dim coordinate
cv_dv	convert array of integers to a DoubleVector.
cv_iv	convert array of integers to an IntVector.
cva	Converts argument to an array
cva_d	Convert dictionary to array
cva_t	Converts a type trie to an equivalent array
cvd	Convert integer/string to double
cvd_s	convert string to double
cvdict	Convert argument to a dictionary
cvi	Convert double/string to integer
cvi_s	convert string to integer
cvlit	Convert name/string/procedure to literal/array
cvn	Convert literal/string to name
cvnodecollection	Create a container of node IDs.
cvo	Label a dictionary for usage as an object in oo-programming
cvs	Convert object to string
cvs_f	Formatted conversion of double to string
cvt_a	Converts an array to the equivalent type trie.
cvx	convert array/string to procedure
cycles	return the number of elapsed interpreter cycle
CyclicValue	project a cyclic value onto it's norm interval (e.g. angle on [0,360))

debug	execute an object in debug mode.
debug.sli	Debugging support for sli
debugoff	Stop SLI level debugging mode.
debugon	Start SLI level debugger.
def	define a variable or functio
DeleteFile	Delete a file
DeprecationWarning	General deprecation warning class for models with
dexp	computes an integer power of 2 and returns the result as double
dict	Create new, empty dictionary
DictQ	returns true if top object is a dictionary
dictstack	return current dictionary stack as array
Dimensions	determine dimenstions of a (hyper-rectangular) SLI array
Directory	Return current working directory
dirname	trip last component from file name
div	divide two numbers or vectors (point-wise)
Dot	product of vectors, matrices, and tensor
Dot1D	Compute the inner product of two vectors.
DoubleQ	returns true if top object is a double
Drop	remove element sequences from an array
dup	Duplicate the object which is on top of the stack
dup2	Duplicate a filestream's file descriptor onto another'

E	Value of the Euler constant E=2.718...
edit	Open a file in an external editor
elementstates	dictionary with symbolic element state tag
empty	Tests if a string or array is empty.
end	Close the current (topmost) dictionary.
endl	line break
endusing	Close the scope of a 'using' context.
environment	return dictionary of environment variable
eof	check eof status of a stream
eq	Test two objects for equality
eq_dv	tests for content equality between vectors of double
eq_iv	tests for content equality between vectors of integer
erase	Deletes a subsequece of a string or array.
Erf	error functio
Erfc	complementary error functio
errordict	pushes error dictionary on operand stack
eval	evaluate a string of SLI code
EvaluateLiteralInfixes	Evaluates an array of infix expressio
exch	Exchange the order of the first two stack objects.
exec	execute an object
ExecFunction	immediately execute a pure function with named argument
ExecMath	execute a math expression.
execstack	Return the contents of the execution stack as array.
executive	Start interactive interpreter session.
exit	exit a loop construct
exithook	Procedure executed if the executive mode is left.
exp	Calculate the exponential of double number
Export	ave in a foreign file format

file	opens file for reading or writing
FileNames	return contents of current working directory
FindRoot	umerically find a root in an interval
FiniteQ	returns true if top object is finite number
First	Return the first element of an array or string.
FixedPoint	applies a procedure repeatedly until the result is an invariant
Flatten	flatten out a nested list
floor	Return nearest integer smaller than or equal to the argument.
flush	Force the buffer of a stream to be flushed.
Fold	result of repeatedly applying a function with two argument
FoldList	repeatedly apply a function with two parameter
for	execute a procedure for a sequence of number
forall	Call a procedure for each element of a list/string/dictionary
forallindexed	Call a procedure for each element of a list/string
fork	create a child process of SLI
FractionalPart	Return fractional part of the argument.
frexp	Decomposes its argument into an exponent of 2 and a factor
Function	creates pure function with named argument

gabor_	Return 2D array with Gabor patch.
Gammainc	incomplete gamma functio
gauss2d_	Return 2D array with Gauss patch.
GaussDiskConv	Convolution of a Gaussian with an excentric disk
geq	Test if one object is greater or equal than another object
get	retrieve element indexed Object of a container
get_d	look a name up in a dictionary
getc	Read single character from input stream.
GetConnections	Retrieve connections between node
GetDefaults	Return the default values for a node or synapse model.
getenv	evaluates if a string is an evironment variable
getinterval	Return a subsequence of a string or array.
getline	Read a newline terminated string from an input stream.
GetMax	get maximal element
GetMin	get minimal element
GetNodes	Return IDs of all nodes that fulfill the conditions given in
GetOption	get the value of a procedure optio
GetOptions	Get all options for a given name
getPGRP	Get process group ID of the current proce
getPID	Get ID of the current proce
getPPID	Get parent ID of the current proce
gets	Read white space terminated string from stream
GetStatus	return the property dictionary of a node, connection, or object
GetStatus_dict	Return status of a dictionary used as an object in oo-programming
GetValue	GetValue
GNUaddhistory	Add a string to the readline-history
GNUreadline	Read and edit a line from standard input
good	check good status of a stream
grep	extract lines matching a regular expression patter
growth_curve_gaussian	Gaussian version of a growth curve
growth_curve_linear	Linear version of a growth curve
growth_curve_sigmoid	Sigmoid version of a growth curve
gt	Test if one object is greater than another object

handleerror	Default error handler
HasDifferentMemberQ	checks if array contains different element(s)
help	prints help text for a given command
helpdesk	Display on-line help in external browser
helpindex	displays a list of all command
Hz	Specification in Hz (for readability)

iclear	Clear the state-flags of input stream.
ieof	Check the "eof"-flag of an input stream.
if	conditionaly execute a procedure
ifail	Check the "fail"-flag of an input stream.
ifelse	conditionaly execute a procedure
ifstream	Open file for reading.
ignore	ignore any waiting data on an istream
igood	check the "good"-flag of a stream.
in_avail	Return the number of available in an input stream's
index	Copy object at stack level
info	Display the contents of a dictionary
info_ds	print contents of all dictionaries on the dicitonary stack to
initialize_module	Initialize module by executing commandstring
Inline	Replace names in a procedure with their definitions.
insert	Insert all elements of one container in another container.
insertelement	insert an element to a container at a specific positio
inspect	inspect an object
Install	Load a dynamic module to extend the functionality.
IntegerPart	Return integer part of the argument.
IntegerQ	returns true if top object is an integer (int)
inv	compute 1/x
iround	Round and convert double to the nearest integer
is_mpi	flag in statusdict indicating whether interpreter was compiled with MPI
is_threaded	returns true if NEST/SLI was compiled with thread support
is_threaded_with_openmp	returns true if NEST/SLI was compiled with OpenMP support
isatty	Determine if a stream is connected to a terminal.

join	Join two strings or arrays.
joinpath	Join filename and path strings, adding the slash.
JoinTo	Join an object to a container

kernel	Global properties of the simulation kernel.
keys	Return array of keys in a dictionary
kill	end a signal to another proce
known	check whether a name is defined in a dictionary or object

LambertW	imple iteration implementing the Lambert-W functio
LambertW0	principal branch of the Lambert-W functio
LambertWm1	on-principal branch of the Lambert-W functio
Last	Return the last element of an array or string
LayoutArray	build a multidimensional array
ldexp	computes the product of integer power of 2 and a factor
length	counts elements of a container object
length_a	counts elements of an array
length_d	counts elements of a dictionary
length_lp	counts elements of a literal procedure
length_p	counts elements of a procedure
length_s	counts elements of a string
leq	Test if one object is less or equal than another object
license	Display the NEST license.
LiteralQ	returns true if top object is a literal
ln	Calculate natural logarithm of double number.
load	Search for a key in each dictionary on the dictionary stack.
LocateFileNames	Look up complete pathnames of given file in given search path.
log	Calculate decadic logarithm of double number.
lookup	Search for a key in each dictionay on the dictionary stack.
loop	repeatedly execute a procedure
ls	print contents of current working directory
lt	Test if one object is less than another object

MakeDirectory	Create a new directory
Map	Apply a procedure to each element of a list or string
MapAt	applies a function to some of the elements of its argument
MapIndexed	Apply a function to each element of a list/string
MapThread	apply a procedure to corresponding elements of n array
mark	puts a mark on the stack
MathematicaToSliIndex	Convert Mathematica-like indices to SLI indice
mathexecutive	tart interactive math sessio
MatrixQ	Test whether a nested array i a matrix
Max	returns the largest element of an array
max	return the greater of two value
Mean	returns the mean of the elements of an array
MemberQ	checks if array contains a specific element
memory_thisjob	report virtual memory size for current NEST proce
memory_thisjob_darwin	Reports memory usage on Darwin/Apple system
MemoryInfo	Report current memory usage.
MergeDictionary	Merge all definitions of a dictionary with the current dicitonary.
MergeLists	merges sorted list
message	Display an information message
Min	returns the smallest element of an array
min	return the smaller of two value
mkfifo	Create a FIFO special file (named pipe)
mod	compute the modulo of two integer numbers.
modf	Decomposes its argument into fractional and integral part
Most	Remove the last element of an array or string and return the rest.
MoveDirectory	Rename a directory
MoveFile	Rename a file
ms	Specification in ms (for readability)
ms2hms	Convert milliseconds to an array [h min sec].
mul	multiply two numbers or vectors (point-wise)
mV	Specification in mV (for readability)

namespace	Open a namespace
neg	reverse sign of value
neg_d	reverse sign of double value
neg_i	reverse sign of integer value
neq	Test two objects for inequality
Nest	apply a function n time
nest::ConnectLayers	connect two layer
nest::CreateLayer	create nodes with spatial propertie
nest::CreateMask	create a spatial mask
nest::Displacement	compute displacement vector
nest::Distance	compute distance between node
nest::DumpLayerConnections	prints a list of the connections of the
nest::DumpLayerNodes	write information about layer nodes to file
nest::GetLayerStatus	return information about layer
nest::GetPosition	retrieve position of input node
nest::Inside	test if a point is inside a mask
nest::Take_g_a	lice a NodeCollectio
nest_indirect	Returns a nest call as a string able to spawn distributed simulatio
nest_serial	Returns a non-distributed call of nest as a string
NestList	gives a list of the results of applying f to x 0 through n times.
nestrc	Personal interpreter initialization file
Node	General properties of all nodes.
noop	o operation functio
not	logical not operator.
npop	Pop n object off the stack
nS	Specification in nS (for readability)
NumberQ	returns true if top object is a number (int or double)
NumProcesses	Return the number of MPI processes.

oclear	Clear the state-flags of an output stream.
oeof	Check the "eof"-flag of an output stream.
ofsopen	Open an existing file for appending or writing.
ofstream	Open a file stream for writing.
ogood	Check the "good"-flag of an output stream.
oldgetline	"old", ignorant version of getline
ones	Return a DoubleVector filled with ones.
operandstack	Return the contents of the stack as array.
Options	Define a new set of options for a given name.
OptionsDictionary	Dictionary for global optio
or	logical or operator.
osstream	Create a string-stream object.
ostrstream	Create a string-stream object.
OuterProduct	outer product
over	Copy object at stack level 1

pA	Specification in pA (for readability)
page	Conveniently display contents of a long file
pageoutput	Display the output of a procedure through "page".
parsestdin	Read and execute tokens from standard input
Part	returns a sub-array of an array
Partition	Partition list into n element piece
path	Return current search path as array
pclocks	returns POSIX clocks for real, user, system time
pclockspersec	POSIX clock ticks per second
pcvs	Convert object to string (long version)
pF	Specification in pF (for readability)
pgetrusage	Get resource consumption informatio
Pi	Value of the constant Pi= 3.1415...
pick	copy element from stack level
pipe	Open up a pipe
Plus	represents/computes sum of term
pop	Pop the top object off the stack
pow	raise a number to a power
pp_cond_exp_mc_urbanczik_parameters	Helper class for pp_cond_exp_mc_urbanczik
ppage	print a file to cout in chunks of 20 lines.
pprint	pretty print: Print object to a stream
Prepare	prepare the network for a simulatio
prepend	Attach an object to the front of an array or string.
print	Print object to a stream
print_error	print an error based on the errordict
PrintNodes	Print nodes in the network.
ProcessorName	Returns a unique specifier for the actual node.
proxynode	Proxy to provide Nodes on remote machine
PseudoRecordingDevice	Common properties of all pseudo-recording
pstack	Display operand stack in syntax form.
ptimes	returns real, user, and system time
put	put indexed object into container
put_d	Add an entry to a dictionary
putinterval	replace sections of an array/string
pwd	Print working directory

quit	leave the SLI interpreter, optionally return exit code

raiseagain	re-raise the last error
raiseerror	raise an error to the system
Range	Generate array with range of number
Rank	Return the MPI rank of the process.
Read	read an object of a certain type from a stream
ReadDouble	Read a double number from an input stream.
ReadInt	Read an integer number from an input stream.
readline	read and edit a line from standard input
ReadList	read a list of specified format from a stream
ReadModes	dictionary with type specifiers for read functio
readPGM	read in grey-level image in PGM Format.
ReadWord	read white space terminated string from stream
realtime	returns realtime
references	Returns the number of references to a reference counted object.
regcomp	Create a regular expressio
regex_find	Check if a regex is included in a string or stream
regex_find_r	Check if a regex is included in a string
regex_find_rf	Check if a regex is included in a stream
regex_find_s	Check if a regex is included in a string
regex_find_sf	Check if a regex is included in a stream
regex_replace	replace all occurences of a regex
regexdict	dictionary with flags and codes for regular expressio
regexec	compare string and regular expressio
RemoveDirectory	Delete a directory
removeguard	removes the limit on the number of interpreter cycle
repeat	execute a procedure n time
repeatany	Place any object n times on stack.
replace	Replace a section of a string or array by a new sequence.
ReplaceOccurrences	replace the occurences of a key in a container
ReplacePart	replaces particular elements of an array
reserve	Prepare an array or string to hold a given number of elements.
reset	Reset the SLI interpreter
ResetKernel	Put the simulation kernel back to its initial state.
ResetOptions	Reset all options of a command to their default values.
Rest	Remove the first element of an array or string and return
restore	restore interpreter state from state dictionary
RestoreDictionary	Read a dictionary definition from a file.
restoreestack	Restore the execution stack from an array.
RestoreOptions	Restore the temporaryly saved options of a command
restoreostack	Restore the stack from an array.
resume	Resume interrupted SLI program after a system signal.
reverse	Reverse a string or array.
roll	Roll a portion n stack levels k time
rolld	Roll the three top stack elements downward
rollu	Roll the three top stack elements upward
rot	Rotate entire stack content
round	Round double to the nearest integer
run	execute a sli file
Run	imulate n millisecond

s	Specification in s (for readability)
save	ave interpreter state in a state dictionary
SaveDictionary	Save contents of a dictionary to a file.
SaveOptions	temporarily save options of a command
ScanThread	execute a function to corresponding elements of n array
search	Search for a sequence in an array or string.
searchfile	tries to open a file for reading using one of
searchif	check wether a substring is contained within a string
searchifstream	earches SLI's search path for a file
Select	reduces an array to elements which fulfill a criterio
Set	Define an association between a name and an object in the current
SetAcceptableLatency	et the acceptable latency of a MUSIC input port
SetDefaults	Set the default values for a node or synapse model.
SetDirectory	Change working directory
SetFakeNumProcesses	Set a fake number of MPI processes.
setguard	limit the number of interpreter cycle
setNONBLOCK	Switch between blocking and non-blocking I/O.
SetOptions	Set options for a given name
setpath	Append string to path array
setprecision	et precision for decimal place of a stream
SetStatus	ets the value of properties of a node, connection, or object
SetStatus_dict	Modify a dictionary used as an object in oo-programming
setverbosity	Set verbosity level for message
SFWdumpparameters	Dump parameters of a SLIFunctionWrapper routine.
ShowDefaults	Show the default parameters of a model.
ShowOptions	Display all options for a given name
ShowStatus	Show the status dictionary of a network node.
shpawn	Spawn a UNIX process using a shell and redirect stdin and stdout.
shrink	Reduce the capacity of an array or string to its minimum.
Sign	returns the sign of its argument
signaldict	Dictionary containing the machine-dependent signal codes.
Simulate	imulate n millisecond
sin	Calculate the sine of double number.
size	Returns the size of an array/string.
skip_if_*	End script and report it as skipped
sleep	Pauses current process.
SLIFunctionWrapper	Define a SLI function with lots of comfort.
SliToMathematicaIndex	Convert SLI indices to Mathematica-like indice
Sort	Sorts a homogeneous array of doubles, ints, or strings.
spawn	Spawn a UNIX process and redirect stdin and stdout.
spikes	Specification in spikes (for readability)
Split	plits array into subarrays of sequences of identical element
spoon	execute a parallel SLI-proce
sqr	Compute the square of a number.
sqrt	compute the square root of a non-negative number
stack	Display operand stack
StandardDeviation	returns the standard deviation of the elements of an array
start	interpreter start symbol
static_synapse_hom_w	Static synapse type
statusdict	dictionary with platform dependent status
stop	raise a stop signal
stopped	returns true if execution was stopped by stop
str	Retrieve a string from a string-stream.
StringQ	returns true if top object is a string
sub	ubtract two numbers or vector
SubsetQ	Test if one dictionary is a subset of another
switch	finish a case ... switch structure
switchdefault	finish a case ... switchdefault structure
symbol	read a symbol from a string
symbol_s	read a symbol from a string
synaptic_element	Contact point element for the dynamic creation
SyncProcesses	Synchronize all MPI processes.
sysexec	Transfer control to a UNIX-command
system	execute a UNIX command in a parallel process.
systemtime	returns system time for current proce

Table	Generate an array according to a given functio
Take	extract element sequences from a container
taskset	Binds a process to a processor.
taskset_thisjob	Binds the current process to a processor.
TensorRank	Determine the level to which an array is a full vector
test_tsodyks_depressing	SLI script for overall test of Tsodyks synapse model
test_tsodyks_facilitating	SLI script for overall test of Tsodyks synapse model
testsuite::crash_distributed_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_assert_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_invariant_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_assert_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_pass_or_die	elf test of distributed_pass_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_process_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_process_invariant_events_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_events_assert_or_die
testsuite::crash_distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_invariant_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_pass_or_die	elf test of distributed_pass_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_process_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_process_invariant_events_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_events_assert_or_die
testsuite::fail_distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::issue-105	Ensure that min_delay and max_delay are set correctly
testsuite::issue-1085	testsuite::issue-1085
testsuite::issue-1100	testsuite::issue-1100
testsuite::issue-1140	testsuite::issue-1140
testsuite::issue-1212	testsuite::issue-1212
testsuite::issue-1242	testsuite::issue-1242
testsuite::issue-1305	Ensure that small simulation timesteps can be set without errors.
testsuite::issue-1366	testsuite::issue-1366
testsuite::issue-1610	testsuite::issue-1610
testsuite::issue-1640	testsuite::issue-1640
testsuite::issue-1957	Test GetConnections after creating and deleting connections
testsuite::issue-2119	Test thread-specific spatial random parameter
testsuite::issue-264	Ensure error is raised on times incommensurate with resolutio
testsuite::issue-281	Check that ConnectLayers works MPI-parallel for fixed fan-out
testsuite::issue-311	Ensure NEST behaves well after exception during update
testsuite::issue-327	Ensure that spike_generator handles large precise time
testsuite::issue-351	Ensure Connect raises exception if connecting to device with unusable rule
testsuite::issue-368	testsuite::issue-368
testsuite::issue-410	Ensure thread safety of volume transmitter
testsuite::issue-437	Ensure parameter passed in Connect are set
testsuite::issue-463	Simple failing test for connection with parameter arrays and connection rule fixed_indegree, with more than one virtual proce
testsuite::issue-521	*_hpc connections return local id instead of node ID of target neuron
testsuite::issue-545	testsuite::issue-545
testsuite::issue-565	testsuite::issue-565
testsuite::issue-600	Checks that waveform relaxation works with MPI
testsuite::issue-659	Check that we get an error if trying to call Run or Cleanup without calling Prepare first.
testsuite::issue-665	testsuite::issue-665
testsuite::issue-707	testsuite::issue-707
testsuite::issue-708	testsuite::issue-708
testsuite::issue-735	testsuite::issue-735
testsuite::issue-737-threads	testsuite::issue-737-threads
testsuite::issue-737	testsuite::issue-737
testsuite::issue-740	testsuite::issue-740
testsuite::issue-832	The test ensures that the marker primary_end
testsuite::issue-888	Ensure that the resolution is set as a multiple of tics.
testsuite::test_ac_generator	test that ac_generator provides correct current
testsuite::test_add_freeze_thaw	test that per-thread nodes vectors are updated
testsuite::test_aeif_cond_alpha_multisynapse	li script for the aeif multisynapse model
testsuite::test_aeif_cond_beta_multisynapse	li script for the aeif multisynapse model with synaptic conductance modeled by a double exponential functio
testsuite::test_all_to_all	Test correct connection with many target
testsuite::test_amat2_psc_exp	li script for overall test of amat2_psc_exp neuron model
testsuite::test_assert_or_die_b	li script to test the assert_or_die function (bool variant)
testsuite::test_assert_or_die_p	li script to test the assert_or_die function (proceure variant)
testsuite::test_badhandler	test if SLI returns exit code 126 when an error is handled by a bad user error handler.
testsuite::test_bernoulli_synapse	test of bernoulli_synapse connectio
testsuite::test_binary	li script for overall test of binary neuron model
testsuite::test_common_props_setting	test that common properties can be set as defaults, not else
testsuite::test_connect	SLI script to test runability of all Connect variant
testsuite::test_connect_after_simulate	Create another connection after a call to Simulate and check whether it is created correctly
testsuite::test_connect_array_all_to_all_mpi	SLI script to test connection with parameter arrays and connection rule all_to_all, with hybrid MPI and thread parallelism
testsuite::test_connect_array_fixed_indegree_mpi	SLI script to test connection with parameter arrays and connection rule fixed_indegree, with hybrid MPI and thread parallelism
testsuite::test_connect_array_fixed_outdegree_mpi	SLI script to test connection with parameter arrays and connection rule fixed_outdegree, with hybrid MPI and thread parallelism
testsuite::test_cont_delay_synapse	test of synapse with continuous delay
testsuite::test_copymodel	li script to test if CopyModel works as expected
testsuite::test_corr_det	minimal test of correlation detector
testsuite::test_corr_matrix_det	minimal test of correlomatrix detector
testsuite::test_count_connections	Test connection counting for total
testsuite::test_crash_or_die	li script to test the crash_or_die functio
testsuite::test_cva	check if cva function work
testsuite::test_cvi	check if cvi function work
testsuite::test_dcgen_versus_I_e	li script to test if setting I_e and applying a DC generator yields the same results.
testsuite::test_default_delays_weights	test default delay and weight handling
testsuite::test_delay_after_res_change	li script to test delay after the resolution has changed
testsuite::test_delay_check	li script to test delay checking
testsuite::test_delay_exchange	check that delay extrema are exchanged correctly
testsuite::test_dirname	tests dirname from filesystem.sli for POSIX conformance
testsuite::test_distributed_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_invariant_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_pass_or_die	elf test of distributed_pass_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_process_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_process_invariant_events_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_invariant_events_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	elf test of distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die
testsuite::test_DoubleVector_IntVector.sli	test vector operatio
testsuite::test_fail	test if SLI returns exit code 126 when executing a file with unhandled errors.
testsuite::test_failbutnocrash_or_die_crash	li script to test the failbutnocrash_or_die_crash functio
testsuite::test_failbutnocrash_or_die_pass	li script to test the failbutnocrash_or_die_pass functio
testsuite::test_failpass_or_die	li script to test the passfail_or_die functio
testsuite::test_fast_operators	ensures that internal operators do not check number of argument
testsuite::test_fixed_indegree	Test correct connection with many target
testsuite::test_gamma_sup_generator	li script for test of gamma_sup_generator output
testsuite::test_gap_junction	Ensure that gap_junction connection can only be created between neurons which support them.
testsuite::test_gap_junctions_mpi	Test gap junction functionality in parallel
testsuite::test_get_nodes	li script for test of GetNode
testsuite::test_GetConnections	li script to test if GetConnections works as expected
testsuite::test_gif_cond_exp	li script for test of gif_cond_exp with
testsuite::test_gif_cond_exp_multisynapse	li script for test of
testsuite::test_gif_pop_psc_exp	li script for test of gif_pop_psc_exp
testsuite::test_gif_psc_exp	li script for test of gif_psc_exp with
testsuite::test_gif_psc_exp_multisynapse	li script for test of
testsuite::test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch	testsuite::test_ginzburg_and_mcculloch
testsuite::test_ginzburg_neuron	Test parallel generation of Poissonian trai
testsuite::test_global_rng	check whether global rng gives consistent result
testsuite::test_goodhandler	test if SLI returns exit code 0 when an error is handled by a correct user error handler.
testsuite::test_hh_cond_beta_gap_traub	li script for overall test of hh_cond_beta_gap_traub model
testsuite::test_hh_cond_exp_traub	li script for overall test of hh_cond_exp_traub model
testsuite::test_hh_psc_alpha_gap	li script for overall test of hh_psc_alpha_gap model
testsuite::test_hpc_synapse	Basic tests on hpc synapse
testsuite::test_iaf	li script for overall test of iaf_psc_alpha model
testsuite::test_iaf_1to2	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha spike interactio
testsuite::test_iaf_1to2_ex	li script for test of min_delay
testsuite::test_iaf_dc	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha with external DC current
testsuite::test_iaf_dc_aligned	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha resolution independence
testsuite::test_iaf_dc_aligned_automatic	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha resolution independence
testsuite::test_iaf_dc_aligned_delay	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha resolution independence
testsuite::test_iaf_dc_aligned_stop	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha resolution independence
testsuite::test_iaf_fudge	li script to test normalization of PSP for iaf_psc_alpha model
testsuite::test_iaf_i0	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha internal DC current
testsuite::test_iaf_i0_refractory	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha internal DC current
testsuite::test_iaf_min_delay_create	li script for testing automatic adjustment of min_delay
testsuite::test_iaf_min_delay_set	li script for testing explicit specification of min_delay
testsuite::test_iaf_min_delay_simblocks	li script for testing block wise simulatio
testsuite::test_iaf_ps_dc_accuracy	test of accuracy of neuron models subject to DC current
testsuite::test_iaf_ps_dc_t_accuracy	test of temporal accuracy of precise integrate-and-fire neurons subject to DC current
testsuite::test_iaf_ps_psp_accuracy	test of precise integrate-and-fire neurons' accuracy of PSP
testsuite::test_iaf_ps_psp_poisson_accuracy	probes interaction of precise poisson generator and neuron model
testsuite::test_iaf_ps_psp_poisson_generator_accuracy	test precise poisson generator input to neuron model
testsuite::test_iaf_psc_alpha_multisynapse	li script for the multisynapse model
testsuite::test_iaf_psc_exp	li script for overall test of iaf_psc_exp model
testsuite::test_iaf_psc_exp_multisynapse	li script for the multisynapse model
testsuite::test_iaf_psc_exp_ps	li script for overall test of iaf_psc_exp_ps model
testsuite::test_iaf_psc_exp_ps_lossless	li script for overall test of iaf_psc_exp_ps_lossless model
testsuite::test_iaf_psp	li script for test of iaf_psc_alpha spike input
testsuite::test_iaf_psp_normalized	check if PSP can be normalized
testsuite::test_iaf_psp_peak	test of closed form expression for peak
testsuite::test_iaf_ring	test of iaf_psc_alpha spike interaction
testsuite::test_inh_stdp_synapse	basic test of stdp_synapse
testsuite::test_inhomogeneous_poisson_generator	li script to test
testsuite::test_lambertw	check if lambertw function work
testsuite::test_lazyhandler	test if SLI returns exit code 0 when an error is handled by a lazy user error handler.
testsuite::test_Map	check if Map function work
testsuite::test_MapIndexed	check if MapIndexed function work
testsuite::test_mat2_psc_exp	li script for overall test of mat2_psc_exp neuron model
testsuite::test_max_delay	li script to test whether max_delay is updated correctly
testsuite::test_min_delay	li script to test whether min_delay is updated correctly
testsuite::test_mini_brunel_ps	Test parallel simulation of small Brunel-style network
testsuite::test_mip_corrdet	li script for testing mip_generator and correlation_detector
testsuite::test_mip_generator	Test parallel generation of trai
testsuite::test_multimeter	Minimal test for correct multimeter setup
testsuite::test_multimeter_freeze_thaw	test if multimeter handles frozen nodes properly
testsuite::test_multimeter_offset	Test if offset attribute works properly
testsuite::test_multimeter_stepping	test if multimeter returns same values for stepped simulatio
testsuite::test_multimeter_support	test if multimeter support works in neuro
testsuite::test_multiple_multimeter	test support for multiple multimeter
testsuite::test_multiple_random_source_stepping	test NEST's behavior when using multiple random sources and different stepping scheme
testsuite::test_multiple_synapses	Test that Connect with list of synapse dictionaries use the
testsuite::test_multiple_synapses_spatial_networks	Test that ConnectLayer with list of synapse dictionaries
testsuite::test_multiplicity	Test parallel transmission of spikes with
testsuite::test_multisynapse_models	test properties of multisynapse model
testsuite::test_multithreading	li script for several tests regarding multithreading
testsuite::test_noise_generator	minimal test of noise_generator
testsuite::test_one_to_one	Test correct connection with many target
testsuite::test_pairwise_bernoulli	Test correct connection with many target
testsuite::test_parse_message_line	> selftest for message line parser in unittest
testsuite::test_pass	test if SLI returns exit code 0 after executing a file.
testsuite::test_pass_or_die	li script to test the pass_or_die functio
testsuite::test_passorfailbutnocrash_or_die	li script to test the crash_or_die functio
testsuite::test_poisson_generator	Test parallel generation of Poissonian trai
testsuite::test_poisson_generator_campbell_alpha	test if of poisson noise generates correct membrane potential
testsuite::test_poisson_generator_ps	basic test of poisson_generator_p
testsuite::test_poisson_ps_intervals	checks coefficient of variatio
testsuite::test_poisson_ps_min_interval	checks that intervals are independent of tic size
testsuite::test_pp_pop_psc_delta	li script for test of pp_pop_psc_delta
testsuite::test_pp_psc_delta	test of pp_psc_delta neuron functionality
testsuite::test_ppd_sup_generator	li script for test of ppd_sup_generator output
testsuite::test_psp_amplitude_consistency	test the consistency of PSP amplitudes across models.
testsuite::test_pulsepacket_generator	minimal test of pulsepacket_generator
testsuite::test_rate_connections	This test ensures that rate connections
testsuite::test_rate_neurons_mpi	Test rate model neurons in parallel
testsuite::test_round	check if round function work
testsuite::test_set_delay_extrema	li script to test if min_ and max_delay
testsuite::test_set_start_stop_origin	li script to test if start, stop and origin are set properly
testsuite::test_set_tics	test whether tics can be configured at run time
testsuite::test_set_Vm	test if setting V_m work via SetModelStatus and SetStatu
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_gamma_generator	test basic properties of sinusoidal gamma generator
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_gamma_generator_1	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Gammaian trains with single spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_gamma_generator_2	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Gammaian trains with individual spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_gamma_generator_3	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Gammaian trains with single spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_gamma_generator_4	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Gammaian trains with individual spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator	test basic properties of sinusoidal poisson generator
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_1	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with single spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_2	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with individual spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_3	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with single spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_4	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with individual spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_5	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with single spike trai
testsuite::test_sinusoidal_poisson_generator_6	Test parallel generation of sinusoidally modulate Poissonian trains with individual spike trai
testsuite::test_sort	li script to test if sorting work
testsuite::test_spike_dilutor	test of spike_dilutor functionality
testsuite::test_spike_generator	li script to test spike_generator device
testsuite::test_spike_poisson_ps	tests if spikes independent of resolutio
testsuite::test_spike_poisson_ps_base2.sli	testsuite::test_spike_poisson_ps_base2.sli
testsuite::test_spike_rec_reset	test if resetting works on spike_recorder
testsuite::test_spike_recorder	li script to test spike_recorder device
testsuite::test_spin_detector	test decoding mechanism of binary events by spin_detector
testsuite::test_stdp_synapse	basic test of stdp_synapse
testsuite::test_step_current_generator	minimal test of step_current_generator
testsuite::test_steppedsim	test multiple calls of Simulate
testsuite::test_stop	test if SLI returns exit code 126 when executing a file with a software interrupt.
testsuite::test_symmetric_connections	Tests that the functionality to create
testsuite::test_symmetric_connections_mpi	Tests that the functionality to create
testsuite::test_syn_hom_w	li script for test synapse with homogeneous weight and delay.
testsuite::test_thread_local_ids	test that thread-local ids are set correctly
testsuite::test_threaded_neuron_device_connections	test for correct creation of neuron-neuron, neuron-device, device-neuron and device-device connections using multiple thread
testsuite::test_voltmeter_reset	test if resetting works on voltmeter
testsuite::test_wfr_settings	Tests the possible settings for the waveform relaxation method
testsuite::ticket-386	ensure all models supporting multimeter work at minimal interval
testsuite::ticket-421	Minimal test against missing variable initializatio
testsuite::ticket-433	Test against receptor_type mishandling in ht_neuro
testsuite::ticket-451	Guard against infinte loops in Random*Connect
testsuite::ticket-452	Ensure that precise simulations give identical results whether stepped or run continuously
testsuite::ticket-459	test that changing the leak reversal potential leaves all other neuron parameters else unchanged
testsuite::ticket-464	Ensure that UniversalDataLogger triggers assertion with frozen multimeter.
testsuite::ticket-466.sli	test if mirollo_strogatz_ps can handle simultaneous input
testsuite::ticket-475	Ensure that data collection across threads work
testsuite::ticket-478	Ensure that devices can only be connected using static synapses.
testsuite::ticket-481	Ensure that poisson_generator_ps delivers spikes to more than one node
testsuite::ticket-507	Ensure that spike_generator throws exception on SetStatus if precise (off-grid) spike times are set
testsuite::ticket-537	Regression test for memory allocation/free error in TokenarrayObj
testsuite::ticket-564	Regression test for OpenMP-parallel problems on OSX
testsuite::ticket-566	Regression test for setting a fake number of processes.
testsuite::ticket-573	Maximum number of synapse types reached in copy_connection_model without error message
testsuite::ticket-580	getinterval: No error if range of array is exceeded
testsuite::ticket-618	catch nodes which require tau_mem != tau_sy
testsuite::ticket-619	Regression test for kernel SetStatus problem
testsuite::ticket-638	Precise models remain refractory indefinitely
testsuite::ticket-673	Precise models are inconsistent with
testsuite::ticket-681	Ensure that NEST handles errors during node preparation properly
testsuite::ticket-686	catch nodes which do not require tau_*, C_m > 0
testsuite::ticket-689	GetConnections throws Segmentation Fault if hpc_synapses are used.
testsuite::ticket-692	ensure GetConnections checks its arg
testsuite::ticket-710	HPC synapses do not work for spike recorders.
testsuite::ticket-716	tdp dopamine synapse changes weight in the absence of presynaptic spike
testsuite::ticket-733	eq does not work correctly for intvector and doublevector
testsuite::ticket-737	Ensure that stimulation devices can only be connected with a single synapse type
testsuite::ticket-754	grng_seed not set correctly under certain circumstance
testsuite::ticket-772	NEST should not crash, if integer values for weight/ delay are used
testsuite::ticket-777	SLI conditional jump typecheck bool arg
testsuite::ticket-784	xor and neq are not protected by trie
testsuite::ticket-785	fail_or_die inconsistenly reports error
testsuite::ticket-787	Ensure that all commands raise errors instead of crashing
testsuite::ticket-798	Random number generation fails in multi-threaded simulation of quantal_stp_synapse
testsuite::ticket-800	Ensure that spatial parameters check their parameter
testsuite::ticket-85	Ensure that plastic synapses can be used with precise models.
testsuite::ticket-881	ConnectLayers creates too few connections under some conditions when running on multiple thread
testsuite::ticket-903	Ensure delays are not strictly rounded up
testsuite::ticket-921	Ensure rport in synapse defaults is unaffected by Connect
testsuite::ticket-926	Ensure stdp_dopamine_synapse does not lead to segfault
testsuite::ticket-933	Ensure that pp_pop_psc_delta generates same results when run in small interval
testsuite::ticket-941	Ensure that GetConnections works correctly with multiple synapse model
testsuite::ticket-949	Ensure Connect throws an error if trying to connect with delay < resolution.
testsuite::ticket-955	Check that CreateLayer even works with a single neuron layer on multiple processe
testsuite::ticket-959	Ensure that pp_psc_delta generates same results when run in small interval
tic	tart timing script executio
time	return wall clock time in s since 1.1.1970 0
TimeCommunication	returns average time taken for MPI_Allgather over n calls with m byte
TimeCommunication	returns average time taken for MPI_Allgather over n
TimeCommunicationAlltoall	returns average time taken for MPI_Alltoall over n calls with m byte
TimeCommunicationAlltoall	returns average time taken for MPI_Alltoall
TimeCommunicationAlltoallv	returns average time taken for MPI_Alltoallv over n calls with m byte
TimeCommunicationAlltoallv	returns average time taken for
TimeCommunicationOffgrid	returns average time taken for MPI_Allgather over n calls with m bytes when communication offgrid spike
TimeCommunicationv	returns average time taken for MPI_Allgatherv over
Times	represents/computes product of term
tmpnam	Generate a string that is a valid non-existing file-name.
toc	Return wall clock time elapsed since tic was called.
token	read a token from a stream or string
token_is	read a token from an input stream
token_s	read a token from a string
ToLowercase	Convert a string to lower case.
ToMathematicaExpression	converts SLI data to Mathematica input
topinfo_d	print contents of top dictionary to stream
Total	returns the sum of the elements of an array
ToUppercase	Convert a string to upper case.
Transpose	Transposes the first two levels of its argument
trie	Create a new type-trie object
trieinfo	print the function variants of a type-trie.
trim	Delete leading/trailing elements in a container.
trunc	Truncate decimals of a double
type	Return the type of an object
typebind	optimizes procedure for certain data type
typeinfo	return the type of an object
typestack	Display types of operand stack

undef	Remove a key from a dictionary.
unit_conversion	Conversion factors for SI units.
UnitStep	The unit step function (aka Heavyside function)
unittest::assert_or_die	Check condition and quit with exit code 1 if it fail
unittest::crash_or_die	Execute a code block and exit with exit code 3 if nest does not crash
unittest::distributed_assert_or_die	Checks whether code is independent of number of number of job
unittest::distributed_collect_assert_or_die	Checks whether result is independent of number of number of job
unittest::distributed_invariant_assert_or_die	Checks whether code is independent of number of number of job
unittest::distributed_pass_or_die	Checks whether code runs for different numbers of job
unittest::distributed_process_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	Checks whether the pooled results of all ranks are equal, independent of the number of MPI processe
unittest::distributed_process_invariant_events_assert_or_die	Checks whether the pooled event dictionaries from all ranks are equal, independent of the number of MPI processe
unittest::distributed_rank_invariant_collect_assert_or_die	Checks whether all ranks produce equal results, independent of the number of MPI processe
unittest::exit_test_gracefully	End test script and report it as skipped
unittest::fail_or_die	Execute a code block and exit with exit code 3 if it does not raise an error.
unittest::failbutnocrash_or_die	Execute a code block and exit with exit code 3 if it does not raise a scripterror
unittest::InflateUnitTestData	reformat compressed reference data
unittest::mpirun_self	calls a distributed version of nest on the calling file
unittest::pass_or_die	Execute a code block and quit with exit code 2 if it fails.
unittest::passorfailbutnocrash_or_die	Execute a code block and exit with exit code 3 if it crashe
unittest::ToUnitTestPrecision	reduce argument to specified precision.
usertime	returns usertime for current proce
using	Make symbols of a namespace or dictionary available in the current scope.

validate	Check if a function is consistent with all its example
values	Return array of values in a dictionary
Variance	returns the variance of the elements of an array
variant	return specific variant of functio
verbosity	return the current verbosity level for interpreter message

wait	Wait for any child process to terminate
waitPID	wait or check for a child process to terminate
welcome	Print SLI welcome message
which	Display the name of a command's source file.
who	list contents of the top-level dicitonary
whos	list contents of all dictionaries on the dicitonary stack
writePGM	write out a grey-level image in PGM format

xifstream	Create an executable input-stream.
xor	logical xor operator.

zeros

Return a DoubleVector filled with zeros.

-->	longrightarrow, usually delayed compariso

::	execute a symbol from a nested namespace
:regerror	return message of what went wrong with "regcomp_"
:resize	Change the internal size of an array.

=	Print object to screen.
==	Print object to screen in syntax-form.
==only	Print syntax form of object to screen without linefeed
=only	Print object to screen without linefeed

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