[gmx-users] mdrun cpt

[Justin Lemkul]

On 10/27/13 9:37 AM, Pavan Ghatty wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Is there a way to make mdrun put out .cpt file with the same frequency as a
> .xtc or .trr file. From here
> http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/How-tos/Doing_Restarts I see that we
> can choose how often (time in mins) the .cpt file is written. But clearly
> if the frequency of output of .cpt (frequency in mins) and .xtc (frequency
> in simulation steps) do not match, it can create problems during analysis;
> especially in the event of frequent crashes. Also, I am not storing .trr
> file since I dont need that precision.
> I am using Gromacs 4.6.1.
>

What problems are you experiencing?  There is no need for .cpt frequency to be 
the same as .xtc frequency, because any duplicate frames should be handled 
elegantly when appending.

-Justin

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