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# TAOPDIPM
Barrier-based primal-dual interior point algorithm for generally constrained optimization.
## Options Database Keys
- ***-tao_pdipm_push_init_lambdai -*** parameter to push initial dual variables away from bounds (> 0)
- ***-tao_pdipm_push_init_slack -*** parameter to push initial slack variables away from bounds (> 0)
- ***-tao_pdipm_mu_update_factor -*** update scalar for barrier parameter (mu) update (> 0)
- ***-tao_pdipm_symmetric_kkt -*** Solve non-reduced symmetric KKT system
- ***-tao_pdipm_kkt_shift_pd -*** Add shifts to make KKT matrix positive definite
## See Also
`TAOPDIPM`, `Tao`, `TaoType`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/tao/constrained/impls/ipm/pdipm.c
## Examples
src/tao/constrained/tutorials/ex1.c
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