CIF_REDUCE_NIGGLI(1)

💖 cif_reduce_Niggli(1) — the General Commands Manual glow-up 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about cif_reduce_Niggli, a little icon living in section 1 of the General Commands Manual. she does exactly one thing and she does it gorgeously: Niggli cell reduction of CIF files. no cap. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

cif_reduce_Niggli — perform Niggli cell reduction of CIF files.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cif_reduce_Niggli --options input1.cif input*.cif

like, options first, then as many CIF files as your heart desires. the input*.cif is giving "glob and go" energy fr fr. 💅

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Perform Niggli cell reduction of CIF files.

that's it, that's the whole serve. she reduces. she slays. periodt. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• --use-perl-parser — Use Perl parser for CIF parsing. the perl girlies, rise. 🐪
• --use-c-parser — Use Perl & C parser for CIF parsing. yes, both. a collab. iconic. ✨
• --compute-symops — Apply basis change to symmetry operators. lowkey important caveat incoming: not all lattices are processed correctly, so this option is experimental only and is turned off by default. so like… she's cute but she's unhinged, don't @ me. 😭
• --debug, --no-debug — Turn on/off the debug prints of reduction algorithm. Default: off. turn it on if you want the algorithm to narrate its own life story. 🗣️
• --help, --usage — Output a short usage message (this message) and exit. the "hi bestie, here's how to use me" button. 🫶
• --version — Output version information and exit. vibe check: what version are we even on? 🌈

🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

found a bug? don't be shy, don't suffer in silence, do NOT gatekeep. Report cif_reduce_Niggli bugs using e-mail: cod-bugs@ibt.lt

fr fr, the maintainers wanna hear it — that's the whole point of the address. 💌

and that's the tea, bestie. you just read CIF_REDUCE_NIGGLI(1) from the General Commands Manual — section 1, as in "commands you type", not the dusty lore sections. go reduce some cells, you ate. 💅💖🎀