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			<H3>log command
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			<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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			<PRE>log file
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			<UL><LI>file = name of new logfile
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			<P><B>Examples:</B>
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			<PRE>log log.equil
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			<P><B>Description:</B>
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			<P>This command closes the current LAMMPS log file, opens a new file with
			the specified name, and begins logging information to it. If the
			specified file name is <I>none</I>, then no new log file is opened.
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			<P>If multiple processor partitions are being used, the file name should
			be a variable, so that different processors do not attempt to write to
			the same log file.
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			<P>The file "log.lammps" is the default log file for a LAMMPS run. The
			name of the initial log file can also be set by the command-line
			switch -log. See <A HREF = "Section_start.html#start_6">Section_start 6</A> for
			details.
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			<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
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			<P><B>Related commands:</B> none
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			<P><B>Default:</B>
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			<P>The default LAMMPS log file is named log.lammps
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