FORMAT – GAP package for computing with formations

This is the README file for the GAP4 package FORMAT by Bettina Eick and Charles R.B. Wright.

The package contains programs for computing with formations of finite solvable groups and with various formation-theoretic subgroups.

Running the package

No special preparation is required. Simply move the format directory to the GAP pkg directory, start GAP and use the command LoadPackage("format") to load the programs into GAP.

Examples

The subdirectory `grp’ contains various examples of pc groups. They can be used as examples for applications of the package.

License

The FORMAT package is free software; you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your opinion) any later version.

The FORMAT package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.