To verify your platform's environment is properly set, make sure Dakota version information displays correctly.

1. Open the terminal window (on Windows OS, cmd.exe).
2. Change directory to the bin/ directory in the Dakota install directory, e.g.,
   

   # Unix
   cd /path/to/dakota/install/directory/Dakota/bin
   
   # Windows
   cd C:\path\to\dakota\install\directory\Dakota\bin
   

3. At the command prompt, type the following command and make sure you see Dakota version information:
   

   $ dakota -version
   Dakota version {version} released {release date}
   Repository revision {revision} built {build_date_and_time}.
   

NOTE: Dakota optionally provides additional test suites that run a subset of Dakota tests filtered for your platform (see the link below).