.TH "xmakemol" "1" "May 2004" "XMakemol" ""

.SH NAME
XMakemol \- A program for visualizing atomic and molecular systems.

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xmakemol
.RI [ options ]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
XMakemol is a program for viewing and manipulating atomic and
molecular systems.
.br 
XMakemol is a mouse\-based application and many features can be
accessed by clicking or dragging the mouse on the main window.
Additional popup dialogs offer a number of additional features.

.SH OPTIONS
.B
.IP \-a
Switch off atoms.
.B
.IP \-b
Switch off bonds.
.B
.IP \-h
Switch on hydrogen bonds.
.B
.IP \-c
Set the canvas colour.
.B
.IP \-e
Set the bounding box colour.
.B
.IP \-f
Read file on startup (use '\-f \-' for STDIN).
.B
.IP \-G
Switch off GL rendering.
.B
.IP \-u
Print usage information.
.B
.IP \-v
Print version information.

.SH FILES
.LP 
\fI/usr/share/xmakemol/elements\fP
List of element properties.

.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.LP 
.TP 
\fBXM_ELEMENTS\fP
Specifies an alternative location for the elements file.

.SH EXAMPLES
.LP 
To run this program the standard way type:
.LP 
xmakemol \-f <filename>

.SH AUTHOR
Matthew P. Hodges <matt@tc.bham.ac.uk>