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GMX-DISTANCE

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NAME

gmx-distance - Calculate distances between pairs of positions

SYNOPSIS

gmx distance [ -f [<.xtc/.trr/...>] ] [ -s [<.tpr/.gro/...>] ] [ -n [<.ndx>] ]
[ -oav [<.xvg>] ] [ -oall [<.xvg>] ] [ -oxyz [<.xvg>] ]
[ -oh [<.xvg>] ] [ -oallstat [<.xvg>] ] [ -b <time> ]
[ -e <time> ] [ -dt <time> ] [ -tu <enum> ]
[ -fgroup <selection> ] [ -xvg <enum> ] [ -[no]rmpbc ]
[ -[no]pbc ] [ -sf <file> ] [ -selrpos <enum> ]
[ -seltype <enum> ] [ -select <selection> ] [ -len <real> ]
[ -tol <real> ] [ -binw <real> ]

DESCRIPTION

gmx distance calculates distances between pairs of positions as a function of time. Each selection specifies an independent set of distances to calculate. Each selection should consist of pairs of positions, and the distances are computed between positions 1-2, 3-4, etc.

-oav writes the average distance as a function of time for each selection. -oall writes all the individual distances. -oxyz does the same, but the x, y, and z components of the distance are written instead of the norm. -oh writes a histogram of the distances for each selection. The location of the histogram is set with -len and -tol . Bin width is set with -binw . -oallstat writes out the average and standard deviation for each individual distance, calculated over the frames.

Note that gmx distance calculates distances between fixed pairs (1-2, 3-4, etc.) within a single selection. To calculate distances between two selections, including minimum, maximum, and pairwise distances, use gmx pairdist .

OPTIONS

Options to specify input files:
-f [<.xtc/.trr/...>] (traj.xtc) (Optional)

Input trajectory or single configuration: xtc trr cpt gro g96 pdb tng

-s [<.tpr/.gro/...>] (topol.tpr) (Optional)

Input structure: tpr gro g96 pdb brk ent

-n [<.ndx>] (index.ndx) (Optional)

Extra index groups

Options to specify output files:
-oav [<.xvg>] (distave.xvg) (Optional)

Average distances as function of time

-oall [<.xvg>] (dist.xvg) (Optional)

All distances as function of time

-oxyz [<.xvg>] (distxyz.xvg) (Optional)

Distance components as function of time

-oh [<.xvg>] (disthist.xvg) (Optional)

Histogram of the distances

-oallstat [<.xvg>] (diststat.xvg) (Optional)

Statistics for individual distances

Other options:
-b <time> (0)

First frame (ps) to read from trajectory

-e <time> (0)

Last frame (ps) to read from trajectory

-dt <time> (0)

Only use frame if t MOD dt == first time (ps)

-tu <enum> (ps)

Unit for time values: fs, ps, ns, us, ms, s

-fgroup <selection>

Atoms stored in the trajectory file (if not set, assume first N atoms)

-xvg <enum> (xmgrace)

Plot formatting: xmgrace, xmgr, none

-[no]rmpbc (yes)

Make molecules whole for each frame

-[no]pbc (yes)

Use periodic boundary conditions for distance calculation

-sf <file>

Provide selections from files

-selrpos <enum> (atom)

Selection reference positions: atom, res_com, res_cog, mol_com, mol_cog, whole_res_com, whole_res_cog, whole_mol_com, whole_mol_cog, part_res_com, part_res_cog, part_mol_com, part_mol_cog, dyn_res_com, dyn_res_cog, dyn_mol_com, dyn_mol_cog

-seltype <enum> (atom)

Default selection output positions: atom, res_com, res_cog, mol_com, mol_cog, whole_res_com, whole_res_cog, whole_mol_com, whole_mol_cog, part_res_com, part_res_cog, part_mol_com, part_mol_cog, dyn_res_com, dyn_res_cog, dyn_mol_com, dyn_mol_cog

-select <selection>

Position pairs to calculate distances for

-len <real> (0.1)

Mean distance for histogramming

-tol <real> (1)

Width of full distribution as fraction of -len

-binw <real> (0.001)

Bin width for histogramming

SEE ALSO

gmx(1)

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