---
name: "atomes"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "atomes"
version: "1.1.17-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/atomes"
---

# atomes(1)

a toolbox to analyze, visualize and create/edit 3D atomistic models

## NAME

atomes - a toolbox to analyze, visualize and create/edit 3D atomistic models

## SYNOPSIS

**atomes** \[*options*\] *files*...\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **atomes** command.

**atomes** is a toolbox to analyze, visualize and edit/create 3D atomistic models.

It offers a workspace to open and manage project(s) that can exchange data: analysis results, atomic coordinates ...

**atomes** also provides an advanced input preparation system for calculations using well know molecular dynamics codes:

**Classical MD:** *DLPOLY* and  *LAMMPS*

**Ab-initio MD:** *CPMD* and  *CP2K*

**QM-MM MD:** *CPMD* and  *CP2K*

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **-awf, -AWF**

  Open atomes workspace file.

- **-apf, -APF**

  Open atomes project file(s).

- **-xyz, -XYZ**

  Import XYZ atomic coordinates(s).

- **-pdb, -PDB**

  Import PDB atomic coordinates(s).

- **-cif, -CIF**

  Import CIF atomic coordinate(s).

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

**https://atomes.ipcms.fr/**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was created by Sébastien Le Roux \<sebastien.leroux@ipcms.unistra.fr\>