# Commandline SPHARM-PDM using parameter options

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/commandline-spharm-pdm-using-parameter-options/24609
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** spharm-pdm
**Created:** [August 2, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/commandline-spharm-pdm-using-parameter-options/24609 "2022-08-02T22:11:03Z")
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### Author: ![Khalid\_Saifullah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/khalid_saifullah/32/15324_2.png) [@Khalid\_Saifullah](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Khalid_Saifullah)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/commandline-spharm-pdm-using-parameter-options/24609/1 "2022-08-02T22:11:03Z")

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Hi!

I am trying to run the 3 steps of SPHARM-PDM separately using commandline options. I can see that SlicerSALT has a commandline option but this generates all the 3 steps together i.e. just like how you could run them in the software-GUI and also not all the parameter options are available here either (which I want to modify for my subjects). I see that all those parameter options (that I need) are available when you run the steps if you go to “shape creation” and then “advanced”. However, I believe that this only runs for one subject i.e. not as a batch in an automated fashion.

I was wondering if I could run many subjects as a batch from the commandline or may be from the software GUI but utilizing all the parameter options. Previously, we could use the SPHARM-PDM binary executables to run those steps one at a time. I am not sure if that is still an option now, assuming that the results of running SPHARM-PDM from SlicerSALT is not the same as the output generated from executing those binary files because the binary files may not be updated anymore.

I am stuck with my shape analysis for quite some time. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,  
Khalid