---
name: "gmx-report-methods"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gromacs-data"
version: "2025.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gmx-report-methods"
---

# gmx-report-methods(1)

Write short summary about the simulation setup to a text file and/or to the standard output.

## NAME

gmx-report-methods - Write short summary about the simulation setup to a text file and/or to the standard output.

## SYNOPSIS

```
gmx report-methods [-s [<.tpr/.gro/...>]] [-m [<.tex>]] [-o [<.out>]]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**gmx report-methods** reports basic system information for the run input file specified with **-s** either to the terminal, to a LaTeX formatted output file if run with the **-m** option or to an unformatted file with the **-o** option. The functionality has been moved here from its previous place in *gmx check*.

## OPTIONS

Options to specify input files:

- **-s \[\<.tpr/.gro/...\>\] (topol.tpr)**

  Run input file for report: *tpr* *gro* *g96* *pdb* brk ent

Options to specify output files:

- **-m \[\<.tex\>\] (report.tex) (Optional)**

  LaTeX formatted report output

- **-o \[\<.out\>\] (report.out) (Optional)**

  Unformatted report output to file

## SEE ALSO

**[gmx(1)](/gmx/1.md)**

More information about GROMACS is available at \<*http://www.gromacs.org/*\>.

## COPYRIGHT

2025, GROMACS development team