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This file can be used to replace the typical {{FILE|INCAR}}, {{FILE|POSCAR}}, {{FILE|POTCAR}}, and {{FILE|KPOINTS}} files using a single HDF5 file.
This file can be used to replace the typical {{FILE|INCAR}}, {{FILE|POSCAR}}, {{FILE|POTCAR}}, and {{FILE|KPOINTS}} files using a single HDF5 file.
Currently, we do not provide a tool to systematically create this file from scratch, instead, this feature is currently mostly intended to reproduce previous calculations.
Currently, we do not provide a tool to systematically create this file from scratch, instead, this feature is currently mostly intended to reproduce previous calculations.
A {{FILE|vaspout.h5}} file that resulted from previous calculations can be renamed to {{FILE|vaspin.h5}}, copied to an empty directory, and used as input for a new VASP run.
A {{FILE|vaspout.h5}} file that resulted from previous calculations can be renamed to {{FILE|vaspin.h5}}, copied to an empty directory, and used as input for a new VASP run.


[[Category:Files]][[Category:Input files]]
[[Category:Files]][[Category:Input files]]

Revision as of 07:51, 20 October 2023

This file can be used to replace the typical INCAR, POSCAR, POTCAR, and KPOINTS files using a single HDF5 file. Currently, we do not provide a tool to systematically create this file from scratch, instead, this feature is currently mostly intended to reproduce previous calculations.

A vaspout.h5 file that resulted from previous calculations can be renamed to vaspin.h5, copied to an empty directory, and used as input for a new VASP run.