At the command prompt, type "lmp_windows < in.lj", replacing in.lj
with the name of your LAMMPS input script.
+To run the Windows executable on multiple processors, you'll need
+to download and install
+MPICH2
+for Windows, then using the mpiexec.exe
+and smpd.exe files in same directory (or path) as the LAMMPS Windows
+executable, type something like this:
+"mpiexec -np 4 -localonly lmp_windows < in.lj".
+
The screen output from LAMMPS is described in the next section. As it
runs, LAMMPS also writes a log.lammps file with the same information.
@@ -757,7 +760,7 @@ output is performed.
Specify a variable that will be defined for substitution purposes when
the input script is read. "Name" is the variable name which can be a
single character (referenced as $x in the input script) or a full
-string (referenced as ${abc}). The value can be any string. Using
+string (referenced as $\abc\). The value can be any string. Using
this command-line option is equivalent to putting the line "variable
name index value" at the beginning of the input script. Defining an
index variable as a command-line argument overrides any setting for
diff --git a/doc/Section_start.txt b/doc/Section_start.txt
index 1537cdd069..bf8c91f7e2 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.txt
+++ b/doc/Section_start.txt
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ lmp_windows.exe :pre
Skip to the "Running LAMMPS"_#2_5 section, to learn how to launch this
executable on a Windows box.
-Note that this executable does not include an MPI or FFT library, so
-it can only be run on a single processor and it cannot perform
-simulations with long-range Coulombics using a
-"PPPM"_kspace_style.html solver.
-
-The Windows executage also only includes certain packages and
+The Windows executable also only includes certain packages and
bug-fixes/upgrades listed on "this
page"_http://lammps.sandia.gov/bug.html up to a certain date, as
stated on the download page. If you want something with more packages
@@ -639,6 +634,14 @@ Move to the directory where you have saved lmp_windows.exe
At the command prompt, type "lmp_windows < in.lj", replacing in.lj
with the name of your LAMMPS input script. :l,ule
+To run the Windows executable on multiple processors, you'll need
+to download and install
+"MPICH2"_http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/mpich2/downloads/index.php?s=downloads
+for Windows, then using the mpiexec.exe
+and smpd.exe files in same directory (or path) as the LAMMPS Windows
+executable, type something like this:
+"mpiexec -np 4 -localonly lmp_windows < in.lj".
+
The screen output from LAMMPS is described in the next section. As it
runs, LAMMPS also writes a log.lammps file with the same information.