restart command

Syntax:

restart 0
restart N root
restart N file1 file2 

• N = write a restart file every this many timesteps
• root = filename to which timestep # is appended
• file1,file2 = two full filenames, toggle between them when writing file

Examples:

restart 0
restart 1000 ecoli.restart
restart 10000 ecoli.r.1 ecoli.r.2 

Description:

Write out a binary restart file every so many timesteps as a run proceeds. A value of 0 means do not write out restart files. Using one filename as an argument will create a series of filenames with a timestep suffix, e.g. the 2nd example above will create ecoli.restart.1000, ecoli.restart.2000, ecoli.restart.3000, etc. Using two filenames will produce only 2 restart files. ChemCell will toggle between the 2 names as it writes successive restart files.

Only particle information is stored in a restart file.

Restart files can be read by a read_restart command to restart a simulation from a particular state. Because the file is binary (to enable exact restarts), it may not be readable on another machine.

Restrictions:

This command can only be used for spatial simulations.

Related commands:

write_restart, read_restart

Default:

restart 0