Atoms select

atoms select

Parameters

selection=string

(default: none)

Description

Command that selects atoms matched by the selection string. By default, the selection made in the most recent atoms select command is used, or all atoms if no selection has been made so far. The number of selected atoms can be accessed with the function nsel. A list of the selected atoms is printed if the information level is full, e.g. by adding the parameter info=full.

A atom selection made by the atoms select command applies to subsequent commands that make use of selected atoms, unless these commands are invoked with an explicit selection. Explicit atom selections of other commands are volatile, i.e. they apply only to the single invocation of the command for which they are made.