Commit 77e04a92 authored by Axel Kohlmeyer's avatar Axel Kohlmeyer
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Merge branch 'dump_maxfile' of github.com:akohlmey/lammps into dump_maxfile

parents 233f03ea f65b06de
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@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ keyword = {append} or {at} or {buffer} or {delay} or {element} or {every} or {fi
  {image} arg = {yes} or {no}
  {label} arg = string
    string = character string (e.g. BONDS) to use in header of dump local file
  {maxfiles} arg = maxf
    maxf = retain at most {maxf} files when writing one file per timestepq
  {maxfiles} arg = Fmax
    Fmax = keep only the most recent {Fmax} snapshots (one snapshot per file)
  {nfile} arg = Nf
    Nf = write this many files, one from each of Nf processors
  {pad} arg = Nchar = # of characters to convert timestep to
@@ -366,12 +366,17 @@ e.g. BONDS or ANGLES.

:line

The {maxfiles} keyword applies only to dumps with a '*' wildcard included
in the dump file name, i.e. when writing one file per frame. The number
following the keyword determines the maximum number of files being written.
If this number is reached, the olders dump file from the current sequence
is deleted before a new dump file is written. A {maxfiles} value of -1
or 0 indicates that all files are retained.
The {maxfiles} keyword can only be used when a '*' wildcard is
included in the dump file name, i.e. when writing a new file(s) for
each snapshot.  The specified {Fmax} is how many snapshots will be
kept.  Once this number is reached, the file(s) containing the oldest
snapshot is deleted before a new dump file is written.  If the
specified {Fmax} <= 0, then all files are retained.

This can be useful for debugging, especially if you don't know on what
timestep something bad will happen, e.g. when LAMMPS will exit with an
error.  You can dump every timestep, and limit the number of dump
files produced, even if you run for 1000s of steps.

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@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ Dump::~Dump()
  if (multiproc) MPI_Comm_free(&clustercomm);

  // delete storage for caching file names

  if (maxfiles > 0) {
    for (int idx=0; idx < numfiles; ++idx)
      delete[] nameslist[idx];