[gmx-users] Meaning of columns in .xvg output file

[Justin Lemkul]

On 3/6/17 5:36 AM, Kamps, M. wrote:
> Dear gmx-users,
>
> I've got a small question of which I can't find the answer. I have a
> simulation where I want to calculate the average velocity of certain
> particles. I've created an output .xvg file via the command:
> gmx traj -f input.trr -s input.tpr -n input.ndx -av output.xvg
> My output, is as requested an .xvg file which can be plotted in xmgrace.
>
> However, when opening this .xvg file with a text-editor, it has four
> columns of output, of which only the first two columns will be used by
> xmgrace. The first column is a simple counter, however the other three

You can plot everything with xmgrace -nxy output.xvg

> columns all contain values. Supposedly, the second column (column 2 of
> 4) contains the average velocities. My question: What are the values
> in column 3 and 4?
>

What do the labels in the header of the file say, or alternatively, what does 
the legend say when you plot with the above command?

-Justin

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