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 xmakemol(1)                     Matt Hodges                     xmakemol(1)
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 NAME
      XMakemol - A program for visualizing atomic and molecular systems.

 SYNTAX
      xmakemol [options]

 DESCRIPTION
      XMakemol is a program written for UN*X operating systems in ANSI C
      using the X, Xt and Motif libraries. It can be used to view and
      manipulate atomic and molecular data given in xyz format.
      XMakemol is a mouse-based application and many features can be
      accessed by clicking or dragging the mouse on the main window.
      Additional popup dialogs offer a number of additional features.

 OPTIONS
      -a Switch off atoms.

      -b Switch off bonds.

      -h Switch off hydrogen bonds.

      -c <colour> Set the canvas colour.

      -e <colour> Set the bounding box colour.

      -f <file> Read file on startup (use '-f -' for STDIN).

      -G Switch on GL rendering.

      -u Print usage information.

      -v Print version information.

 FILES
      /usr/share/xmakemol/elements List of element properties.

 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
      XM_ELEMENTS
           Specifies an alternative location for the elements file.

 EXAMPLES
      To run this program the standard way type: xmakemol -f foo.xyz

 AUTHORS
      Matt Hodges <pczmph@unix.nott.ac.ukgt;









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