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+LAMMPS Documentation
+====================
+
+29 Jan 2016 version
+-------------------
+
+Version info:
+-------------
+
+The LAMMPS "version" is the date when it was released, such as 1 May
+2010. LAMMPS is updated continuously. Whenever we fix a bug or add a
+feature, we release it immediately, and post a notice on `this page of the WWW site `_. Each dated copy of LAMMPS contains all the
+features and bug-fixes up to and including that version date. The
+version date is printed to the screen and logfile every time you run
+LAMMPS. It is also in the file src/version.h and in the LAMMPS
+directory name created when you unpack a tarball, and at the top of
+the first page of the manual (this page).
+
+* If you browse the HTML doc pages on the LAMMPS WWW site, they always
+ describe the most current version of LAMMPS.
+* If you browse the HTML doc pages included in your tarball, they
+ describe the version you have.
+* The `PDF file `_ on the WWW site or in the tarball is updated
+ about once per month. This is because it is large, and we don't want
+ it to be part of every patch.
+* There is also a `Developer.pdf `_ file in the doc
+ directory, which describes the internal structure and algorithms of
+ LAMMPS.
+LAMMPS stands for Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel
+Simulator.
+
+LAMMPS is a classical molecular dynamics simulation code designed to
+run efficiently on parallel computers. It was developed at Sandia
+National Laboratories, a US Department of Energy facility, with
+funding from the DOE. It is an open-source code, distributed freely
+under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
+
+The primary developers of LAMMPS are `Steve Plimpton `_, Aidan
+Thompson, and Paul Crozier who can be contacted at
+sjplimp,athomps,pscrozi at sandia.gov. The `LAMMPS WWW Site `_ at
+http://lammps.sandia.gov has more information about the code and its
+uses.
+
+.. _bug: http://lammps.sandia.gov/bug.html
+
+
+
+.. _sjp: http://www.sandia.gov/~sjplimp
+
+
+
+
+----------
+
+
+The LAMMPS documentation is organized into the following sections. If
+you find errors or omissions in this manual or have suggestions for
+useful information to add, please send an email to the developers so
+we can improve the LAMMPS documentation.
+
+Once you are familiar with LAMMPS, you may want to bookmark :ref:`this page ` at Section_commands.html#comm since
+it gives quick access to documentation for all LAMMPS commands.
+
+`PDF file `_ of the entire manual, generated by
+`htmldoc `_
+
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+ :numbered:
+
+ Section_intro
+ Section_start
+ Section_commands
+ Section_packages
+ Section_accelerate
+ Section_howto
+ Section_example
+ Section_perf
+ Section_tools
+ Section_modify
+ Section_python
+ Section_errors
+ Section_history
+
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`search`
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+