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pwo2xsf(1)

pwo2xsf1

Convert the pw.x output file to xsf format

Usage

pwo2xsf [special-option] coordinates-option [file]

Overview

pwo2xsf extracts atomic structures from pw.x output file and prints the XSF formated structure data to standard output. It is a utility program of xcrysden package (http://www.xcrysden.org/) and XSF is the native xcrysden structure format (http://www.xcrysden.org/doc/XSF.html).

If file is not specified then standard input is read.

Special option

-r dim

Reduce periodic dimension to dim, i.e., dim = 2, 1, or 0.

Options

These options specify which cordinates to extract. The possibilities are:

-ic file
--inicoor file

Extract the initial, that is, input ionic coordinates.

-lc file
--latestcoor file

Extract the latest printed ionic coordinates from pw.x output file.

-oc file
--optcoor file

Similar to "--latestcoor" but extracts just the optimized coordinates if present or else nothing.

-a file
--animxsf file

Extract the coordinates of all ionic steps as Animated-XSF.

-nc file
--nebcoor PW.out

Extract the coordinates and forces from the PW.out file of NEB (path) calculation.

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 11 (Bullseye): the text shown here
  • Debian 9 (Stretch) to Debian 7 (Wheezy)

From xcrysden 1.6.2-4 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.