[gmx-users] Overwrite output file

[Erik Lindahl]

Hi,

>> I am a kind of beginner of Gromacs.
>> When I try to compile Gromacs job, they always to back up previous 
>> file started
>> with #aaa_md.edr.1# (for example). Is there any other way to 
>> overwrite output
>> file instead of back up? If someone knows the answer, I'll be greatly 
>> appreciate
>> this.
> you can change COUNTMAX in src/gmxlib/futil.c

Don't think that will work, since the code halts with an error when 
COUNTMAX backups have been reached, so just disable the call to the 
backup_fn() routine instead.

Cheers,

Erik