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            <title>awk_scripts</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:awk_scripts&amp;rev=1537658434</link>
            <description>Awk scripts

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There are several awk scripts available in the potfit/util/old/awk folder.
Most of them are no longer maintained, however, they might still be useful.

To install them to your ${HOME}/bin/share folder, run:
make awkscripts</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 23:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>castep2force</title>
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            <description>castep2force

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Converts CASTEP molecular dynamics data into potfit
reference configurations.


usage: castep2force [-h] -p POTENTIAL [-o OUTPUT] [-f] files [files ...]

Converts a castep molecular dynamics output file (or set of files) to a potfit
force configuration file

positional arguments:
  files                 castep molecular dynamics file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p POTENTIAL, --potential POTENTIAL
                       …</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>force2imd</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:force2imd&amp;rev=1515141787</link>
            <description>force2imd

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Converts a potfit configuration into an IMD checkpoint file.


usage: force2imd [-h] [-n NUMBER] filename

Convert a potfit configuration into an IMD checkpoint file.

positional arguments:
  filename              name of the potfit config file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n NUMBER, --number NUMBER
                        number of the configuration to convert</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>force2poscar</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:force2poscar&amp;rev=1515142184</link>
            <description>force2poscar

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Convert a potfit configuration into a VASP POSCAR file.


usage: force2poscar [-h] [-n NUMBER] filename

Convert a potfit configuration into a VASP POSCAR file.

positional arguments:
  filename              name of the potfit config file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n NUMBER, --number NUMBER
                        number of the configuration to convert</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>kim_read_model_props</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:kim_read_model_props&amp;rev=1551895871</link>
            <description>kim_read_model_props

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Reads various OpenKIM model properties and prints them to the standard output.

The code is available in the util/kim/kim_read_model_props folder and requires a C++17 compiler.
A Makefile is provided to facilitate building the binary.</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>list_config</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:list_config&amp;rev=1515141854</link>
            <description>list_config

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Prints a brief list of all configurations in a potfit config file.


usage: list_config [-h] filename

Prints a brief list of all configurations in a potfit config file.

positional arguments:
  filename    name of the potfit config file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>main</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:main&amp;rev=1596351161</link>
            <description>Utilities

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The util subdirectory in the potfit source tree contains a number of utility programs for the preparation of potfit input files and the postprocessing of potfit output files.

force2imd

Convert a potfit configuration into an IMD checkpoint file.</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>makeapot</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:makeapot&amp;rev=1515141881</link>
            <description>makeapot

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Generate analytic potential files for potfit from scratch.


usage: makeapot [-h] [-n N] [-co CUTOFF] [-g] [-r] [-i TYPE] [-l] [-cp]
                [-f [FUNCTIONS [FUNCTIONS ...]]]

Create an analytic potential file for potift.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n N                  number of atoms types, runs from 0 to N-1
  -co CUTOFF, --cutoff CUTOFF
                        cutoff radius
  -g                    use global cut…</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>plotapot</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:plotapot&amp;rev=1515142205</link>
            <description>plotapot

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This utility plots an analytic potential with gnuplot.


usage: plotapot [-h] [-f] [-p] [-s size] [-t terminal]
                pot_file [pair_dist_file]

Plot an analytic potfit potential using gnuplot.

positional arguments:
  pot_file        potfit potential file
  pair_dist_file  pair distribution file

optional arguments:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -f              write plotfiles for gnuplot and exit
  -p              only create plots in png f…</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>potfit_setup</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:potfit_setup&amp;rev=1515142216</link>
            <description>potfit_setup

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This utility generates a simple parameter file for potfit.


usage: potfit_setup [-h] [-c config file] [-p potential file] [-s prefix]

Create a simple potfit parameter file from scratch.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  -c config file     name of the potfit configuration file
  -p potential file  name of the potfit potential file
  -s prefix          prefix for all files

The prefix takes precedence over the -c and -p switches…</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>sidebar</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:sidebar&amp;rev=1596350911</link>
            <description>Main page

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Download

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Contact

About potfit

User Guide

	*  Compiling potfit
	*  Options
	*  Running potfit
	*  Parameters
	*  Configuration files
	*  Potential models
	*  Potential files
	*  Interactions
	*  Algorithms
	*  Output
	*  Units
	*  Utilities
		*  force2imd
		*  force2poscar
		*  list_config
		*  makeapot
		*  plotapot
		*  potfit_setup
		*  castep2force
		*  vasp2force
		*  kim_read_model_props
		*  awk scripts

	*  Limitations

Examples

	*  Configurations…</description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>vasp2force</title>
            <link>https://www.potfit.net/wiki/doku.php?id=utilities:vasp2force&amp;rev=1515142238</link>
            <description>vasp2force

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Converts VASP output data into potfit reference configurations.


usage: vasp2force [-h] [-c C] [-e E] [-f] [-l] [-r] [-s CONFIGS] [-w WEIGHT]
                  [files [files ...]]

Converts vasp output data into potfit reference configurations.

positional arguments:
  files                 list of OUTCAR files (plain or gzipped)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c C                  list of chemical species to use, e.g. -c M…</description>
            <author>anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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