[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #511: Create simulations and automatically purge old version

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#511: Create simulations and automatically purge old version
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  Reporter:  hinder       |       Owner:  eschnett
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:          
 Component:  SimFactory   |     Version:          
Resolution:               |    Keywords:          
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Comment (by barry.wardell):

 Replying to [comment:1 eschnett]:
 > Instead of purging simulations, I suggest to rename the old simulation
 (after checking that it is inactive etc.) by appending such a numeric
 index; simulation "bbh" becomes "bbh.0000" etc. Their names should clearly
 identify them as backups, and one can easily purge them at a later time.

 This sounds like a good solution to me. The typical scenario is that I
 keep iterating until finally settling on a "good" simulation. I'd like for
 this final iteration to have a "nice" name which I have already chosen in
 advance, so I think adding a --replace option is a good idea. It would
 also be nice to have a single command to delete all the old iterations by
 just giving the name of the final "good" version.

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