# NShot

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To enter the NShot keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Type **NShot**
- Type the shortcut **Ns**

## Description

The NShot keyword is used to set the number of phaser cycles. The NShot keyword also uses numbers with fractions. 

For more information on how to use NShot see [Phasers](/grandma3/2-4/qsg_phasers/).

Syntax

At NShot \[NShot\_Number]

## Examples

- To to set the number of phaser cycles to 5, type:

|                                                                    |                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>At NShot 5 |

  

- To set the number of phaser cycles to 2.5, type:

|                                                                    |                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>At NShot 2.5 |

 The phaser will complete two and a half cycles.