CIF_BOUNDING_BOX(1)

📦 version 3.12.0, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

👑 CIF_BOUNDING_BOX 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual page for cif_bounding_box, section 1, and it's giving "your CIF file is going through a glow-up." no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

cif_bounding_box — transform non-crystal CIF file (missing cell parameters and symmetry information, Cartesian coordinates are given instead of fractional) into a crystal description.

like. it takes your lil' non-crystal CIF (no cell parameters, no symmetry info, Cartesian coords instead of fractional, the whole chaotic mess) and turns it into an actual crystal description. main character transformation fr fr.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cif_bounding_box --options input1.cif input*.cif

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Transform non-crystal CIF file (missing cell parameters and symmetry information, Cartesian coordinates are given instead of fractional) into a crystal description.

that's the whole vibe. your file walks in with no cell parameters, no symmetry information, and Cartesian coordinates where fractional ones should be — and it walks out as a crystal description. iconic behavior honestly. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --margin-x, --margin-y, --margin-z 6 — Set margins in x, y and z directions (default: 5 angstroms).
  • --use-perl-parser — Use Perl parser for CIF parsing.
  • --use-c-parser — Use Perl & C parser for CIF parsing (default).
  • --help, --usage — Output a short usage message (this message) and exit.
  • --version — Output version information and exit.

so like, margins? you can set them per-direction with --margin-x, --margin-y and --margin-z, and the default is 5 angstroms. 🫶 and for the parsing situation you've got two choices: --use-perl-parser if you want the Perl parser doing the CIF parsing, or --use-c-parser for the Perl & C parser (that one's the default, bestie, it's the moment). need a lil' reminder of how to use this thing? --help or --usage will drop a short usage message (this message!) and dip. and --version just says the version info and exits. periodt. 💅

📮 REPORTING BUGS 📮

Report cif_bounding_box bugs using e-mail: cod-bugs@ibt.lt

found a bug? don't be shy, don't gatekeep it — email cod-bugs@ibt.lt and let them know. it's giving community service and we love that for you. 💖

okay that's the whole page, you ate that. this was CIF_BOUNDING_BOX(1) from the General Commands Manual, and yeah — it's literally just called CIF_BOUNDING_BOX(1) at the bottom too, so consider this your cute lil' sign-off. go bound those boxes, bestie. 🌈💜

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