Thank you so much, Bruce. 
I think that I got it. Overall, I am trying to create a source volume conduction model,  calculate the lead field matrix, and then create a source model. My instructor said that it might be possible to do this in Freesurfer. Sorry, I am kind of new to using the terminal. Could you tell me how to go about doing that in this program or direct me to the part of the sit where I can start working on next steps? Or do I need to use another program like FieldTrip for the model? Also what will the format of the file be after the command is finished?

Nine parameter search.  iteration 5 nscales = 1 ...
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Result so far: scale 0.250: max_log_p=-3.9, old_max_log_p =-3.9 (thresh=-3.9)
 1.074  -0.133   0.048  -2.720;
 0.105   1.397  -0.148  -56.728;
-0.031   0.191   1.157  -52.936;
 0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
reducing scale to 0.0625
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Nine parameter search.  iteration 6 nscales = 2 ...
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Result so far: scale 0.062: max_log_p=-3.9, old_max_log_p =-3.9 (thresh=-3.9)
 1.076  -0.124   0.028  -1.627;
 0.096   1.401  -0.129  -58.732;
-0.015   0.165   1.156  -51.529;
 0.000   0.000   0.000   1.000;
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Nine parameter search.  iteration 7 nscales = 2 ...
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On Jul 29, 2014, at 9:24 PM, Isaiah Smith <Isaiah.C.Smith.17@dartmouth.edu> wrote:

The recon-all option is no longer working and neither is the other one. I am getting an error. 

Isaiahs-MacBook-Pro:~ IsaiahSmith$ recon-all help
ERROR: Flag help unrecognized.
help
Darwin Isaiahs-MacBook-Pro.local 13.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun  3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

recon-all -s  exited with ERRORS at Tue Jul 29 21:23:06 PDT 2014

For more details, see the log file 

Isaiahs-MacBook-Pro:~ IsaiahSmith$ 

On Jul 22, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Bruce Fischl <fischl@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> wrote:

Hi Isaiah

recon-all -i <input file> -s <subject identifier> -sd <dir to put subject in> -all

should  do the trick. <input file> should be  a *single* file in the right dicom series, or a .nii file. Don't use analyze
Bruce

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014, Isaiah C. Smith wrote:

Hello Bruce, 
Thanks for the response; I tried the inputs from the check freesurfer page.
I just tried to do the run recon-all and got the list of possible commands.
The input images are unix executable files separately, but I can convert
them to .hdr/.img or .nii using mricron. They are MRI images. How do I
direct these files to the command? And this is the command to do the things
I previously asked, right?
Isaiah 

     Hi Isaiah, 

     what are the input images that you have? What format and what
     imaging
     sequence? You should be able to just run recon-all on them
     (check out
     recon-all -help)

     cheers
     Bruce
     On Tue, 22 Jul 2014, Isaiah C. Smith wrote:

           Hello All,

           I was testing to see if the freesurfer program works
           and it does seem to work for anything besides the
           free viewer program. I do not know what is wrong
           with the others; do you have any ideas? Also I am
           trying to use the inhomogeneity correction, convert
           the images that I have to 1x1x1 ratio, arrange the
           directions of the image, and save the program in
           analyze format. If possible could you outline that
           process or give me a link that will direct me on the
           process? Thank you. Your help is really appreciated.

           Isaiah Smith
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