Appendix B
DL POLY 3 Macros
Introduction
Macros are simple executable files containing standard unix commands. A number of the are
supplied with DL POLY 3 and are found in the execute sub-directory. The available macros are as
follows:
· cleanup
· copy
· gopoly
· gui
· select
· store
/noindent The function of each of these is described below. It is worth noting that most of these
functions can be performed by the DL POLY Java GUI [
cleanup
cleanup removes several standard data files from the execute sub-directory. It contains the unix
commands:
rm OUTPUT REVCON REVOLD STATIS REVIVE gopoly.*
and removes the files OUTPUT, REVCON, REVOLD, STATIS, REVIVE and gopoly.* (all vari-
ants). It is useful for cleaning the sub-directory up after a run. (Useful data should be stored
elsewhere however!)
copy
copy invokes the unix commands:
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