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dgdirty [-allPlugs] [-clean] [-verbose]
dgdirty is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
The dgdirty command is used to force a dependency graph
dirty message on a node or plug. Used for debugging to find
evaluation problems. If no nodes are specified then the current
selection list is used.
None
dgInfo, dgeval
allPlugs, clean, verbose
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-verbose(-v)
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Prints out all of the plugs being set dirty on stdout.
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-clean(-c)
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If this flag is set then the attributes are cleaned. Otherwise
they are set to dirty.
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-allPlugs(-a)
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Ignore the selected or specified objects and dirty (or clean)
all plugs.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command.
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// Set everything in the entire scene dirty
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dgdirty -a;
dgdirty myNode; // Set all connected plugs dirty on "myNode"
// Result: 5 // 5 plugs were set dirty
dgdirty locator1; // Set all connected plugs dirty on "locator1"
// Result: 0 // 0 plugs were connected so no dirty message was sent
select myNode.tx;
dgdirty; // Set myNode.tx dirty
// Result: 1