[Wien] where is the Number of iterations (:ITE) stored

Peter Blaha pblaha at theochem.tuwien.ac.at
Fri Sep 20 08:39:51 CEST 2019


It is in the clmsum file. Just reset it there to zero.

Am 20.09.2019 um 08:13 schrieb Fecher, Gerhard:
> Dear Peter or someone else who has a solution,
> where can I find the number of iterations that is printed in the case.scf, for example
> :ITE983:983. ITERATION
> 
> it seems this number is somewhere stored from previous scf cycles and then used when a calculation is retarted or continued (probably with other parameters)
> in some cases this is helpful, in others, e.g.: optimization, it is rather confusing
> 
> I like to reset it during optimize, otherwise it will add the numbers up at each new volume (structure) and reaches after a while "unreal" numbers as in the example above.
> That is, I like to start always with iteration 1 for each new volume (structure) such that I can see directly how many scf cycles it took for each.
> 
> Ciao
> Gerhard
> 
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