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mkconfig - make a static configuration of particles. 
 
mkconfig
out=in_file [parameter=value] ... 
 
mkconfig creates a configuration
of particles with specified shape in position space and zero velocities.
If you have a simple ASCII table of phase space coordinates, see tabtos(1NEMO)
how to convert this to a snapshot(5NEMO)
. 
  The following parameters
are recognized in order; they may be given in any order if the keyword
is also given. Use --help to confirm this man page is up to date.  
- out=out_file
- Output file,  in snapshot format.  Default: required. 
- nbody=num_bodies 
- Number
of particles in configuration.  Default: 512. 
- shape=configuration 
- Name of
configuration to generate; currently shell, ball, cusp, line, or ring. 
Default: shell. 
- radius=config_radius 
- Specify size of configuration.  Default:
1.0. 
- seed=random_seed 
- Seed used to initialize random number generator. Default:
123. 
- mass=total_mass 
- Total mass of the system . Default: 1. 
- zerocm=zero_cm_flag
- If set, translate origin to center of mass of configuration. Default: false.
- headline=message 
- Message prepended to out_file. 
  
mkconfig(1NEMO)
,
snapfold(1NEMO)
, mkommod(1NEMO)
, mk2body(1NEMO)
, tabtos(1NEMO)
, snapshot(5NEMO) 
Joshua E. Barnes 
 
2-jun-88    document created?    JEB
8-jul-90    V0.x nobj->nbody, new snapshot macro’s      PJT
6-may-2010    V1.0 added mass=    PJT
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