# NOMADS Run-Time Utilities

NOMADS Trace |

The NOMADS Trace utility creates a program trace file of the logic being executed in the NOMADS environment.

To start a trace, press CTRL-F12. By default, the trace saves the trace file to the following locations:

| On a Windows system: | C:/nomads.trc
| On a non-Windows system: | /tmp/[currentUser].trace

Setting %NOMADS'Trace_File$ will override the default trace file. If a trace file already exists, you will be prompted to erase it.

To end the trace, press CTRL-F12 again.

On a stand-alone Windows system, the resulting trace is automatically displayed in Notepad; otherwise, a message box displays with the name of the trace file.