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1.3.2 Starting CASA

After having run the appropriate casainit script, CASA is started by typing
casapy
on the UNIX command line, e.g.

After startup information, you should get an IPython
CASA <1>:
command prompt in the xterm window where you started CASA. CASA will take approximately 10 seconds to initialize at startup in a new working directory; subsequent startups are faster. CASA is active when you get a
CASA <1>
prompt in the command line interface. You will also see a logger GUI appear on your Desktop (usually near the upper left). Note: Under MacOSX the logger will appear in a Console window.

You also have the option of starting CASA with various logger options (see § 1.5.2.1). For example, if you are running remotely in a terminal window without an X11 connection, or if you just do not want to see the logger GUI, and want the logger messages to come to your terminal, do

See § 1.5.2 for information on the logger in general.

More information about CASA may be found at the CASA web page

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