| ## g_mdmat Main Table of Contents | VERSION 4.6 Sat 19 Jan 2013

### Description

`g_mdmat` makes distance matrices consisting of the smallest distance between residue pairs. With `-frames`, these distance matrices can be stored in order to see differences in tertiary structure as a function of time. If you choose your options unwisely, this may generate a large output file. By default, only an averaged matrix over the whole trajectory is output. Also a count of the number of different atomic contacts between residues over the whole trajectory can be made. The output can be processed with `xpm2ps` to make a PostScript (tm) plot.

### Files

option | filename | type | description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`-f` | `traj.xtc` | Input | Trajectory: xtc trr trj gro g96 pdb cpt
`-s` | `topol.tpr` | Input | Structure+mass(db): tpr tpb tpa gro g96 pdb
`-n` | `index.ndx` | Input, Opt. | Index file
`-mean` | `dm.xpm` | Output | X PixMap compatible matrix file
`-frames` | `dmf.xpm` | Output, Opt. | X PixMap compatible matrix file
`-no` | `num.xvg` | Output, Opt. | xvgr/xmgr file

### Other options

option | type | default | description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`-[no]h` | bool | `no` | Print help info and quit
`-[no]version` | bool | `no` | Print version info and quit
`-nice` | int | `19` | Set the nicelevel
`-b` | time | `0` | First frame (ps) to read from trajectory
`-e` | time | `0` | Last frame (ps) to read from trajectory
`-dt` | time | `0` | Only use frame when t MOD dt = first time (ps)
`-xvg` | enum | `xmgrace` | xvg plot formatting: `xmgrace`, `xmgr` or `none`
`-t` | real | `1.5` | trunc distance
`-nlevels` | int | `40` | Discretize distance in this number of levels

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