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doc/dump_modify.html

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ if this is not the case, a dump snapshot will only be written if the
 setting of this keyword is <I>yes</I>.  If it is <I>no</I>, which is the
 default, then it will not be written.
 </P>
-<P>The <I>flush</I> keyword determines whether a flush operation in invoked
+<P>The <I>flush</I> keyword determines whether a flush operation is invoked
 after a dump snapshot is written to the dump file.  A flush insures
 the output in that file is current (no buffering by the OS), even if
 LAMMPS halts before the simulation completes.  Flushes cannot be

doc/dump_modify.txt

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if this is not the case, a dump snapshot will only be written if the
 setting of this keyword is {yes}.  If it is {no}, which is the
 default, then it will not be written.
 
-The {flush} keyword determines whether a flush operation in invoked
+The {flush} keyword determines whether a flush operation is invoked
 after a dump snapshot is written to the dump file.  A flush insures
 the output in that file is current (no buffering by the OS), even if
 LAMMPS halts before the simulation completes.  Flushes cannot be

doc/thermo_modify.html

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 <LI>keyword = <I>lost</I> or <I>norm</I> or <I>flush</I> or <I>line</I> or <I>format</I> or <I>temp</I> or <I>press</I> or <I>every</I> 
 
-  <I>lost</I> value = <I>error</I> or <I>warn</I> or <I>ignore</I>
+<PRE>  <I>lost</I> value = <I>error</I> or <I>warn</I> or <I>ignore</I>
   <I>norm</I> value = <I>yes</I> or <I>no</I>
   <I>flush</I> value = <I>yes</I> or <I>no</I>
   <I>line</I> value = <I>one</I> or <I>multi</I>
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
   <I>temp</I> value = compute ID that calculates a temperature
   <I>press</I> value = compute ID that calculates a pressure
   <I>every</I> value = v_name
-    v_name = an equal-style variable name
+    v_name = an equal-style variable name 
+</PRE>
 
 </UL>
 <P><B>Examples:</B>

doc/thermo_modify.txt

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ keyword = {lost} or {norm} or {flush} or {line} or {format} or {temp} or {press}
   {temp} value = compute ID that calculates a temperature
   {press} value = compute ID that calculates a pressure
   {every} value = v_name
-    v_name = an equal-style variable name
+    v_name = an equal-style variable name :pre
 :ule
 
 [Examples:]

doc/variable.html

@@ -415,12 +415,13 @@ the ID of a compute defined elsewhere in the input script.  As
 discussed in the doc page for the <A HREF = "compute.html">compute</A> command,
 computes can produce global, per-atom, or local values.  Only global
 and per-atom values can be used in a variable.  Computes can also
-produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style variable can use
-scalar values, which means a scalar itself, or an element of a vector
-or array.  Atom-style variables can use either scalar or vector
-values.  A vector value can be a vector itself, or a column of an
-array.  See the doc pages for individual computes to see what kind of
-values they produce.
+produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style variable can only
+use scalar values, which means a global scalar, or an element of a
+global or per-atom vector or array.  Atom-style variables can use the
+same scalar values.  They can also use per-atom vector values.  A
+vector value can be a per-atom vector itself, or a column of an
+per-atom array.  See the doc pages for individual computes to see what
+kind of values they produce.
 </P>
 <P>Examples of different kinds of compute references are as follows.
 There is no ambiguity as to what a reference means, since computes
@@ -443,15 +444,17 @@ elsewhere in the input script.  As discussed in the doc page for the
 <A HREF = "fix.html">fix</A> command, fixes can produce global, per-atom, or local
 values.  Only global and per-atom values can be used in a variable.
 Fixes can also produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style
-variable can use scalar values, which means a scalar itself, or an
-element of a vector or array.  Atom-style variables can use either
-scalar or vector values.  A vector value can be a vector itself, or a
-column of an array.  See the doc pages for individual fixes to see
-what kind of values they produce.
+variable can only use scalar values, which means a global scalar, or
+an element of a global or per-atom vector or array.  Atom-style
+variables can use the same scalar values.  They can also use per-atom
+vector values.  A vector value can be a per-atom vector itself, or a
+column of an per-atom array.  See the doc pages for individual fixes
+to see what kind of values they produce.
 </P>
 <P>The different kinds of fix references are exactly the same as the
 compute references listed in the above table, where "c_" is replaced
-by "f_".
+by "f_".  Again, there is no ambiguity as to what a reference means,
+since fixes only produce global or per-atom quantities, never both.
 </P>
 <DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  BORDER=1 >
 <TR><TD >f_ID</TD><TD > global scalar, or per-atom vector</TD></TR>
@@ -474,14 +477,15 @@ which will cause those variables to be evaluated.  The name in the
 reference should be replaced by the name of a variable defined
 elsewhere in the input script.  As discussed on this doc page,
 atom-style variables generate a per-atom vector of values; all other
-variable styles generate a single scalar value.  An equal-style
-variable can use scalar values produce by another variable, but not
-per-atom vectors.  Atom-style variables can use either scalar or
-per-atom vector values.
+variable styles generate a global scalar value.  An equal-style
+variable can reference a global scalar value produced by another
+variable, but not a per-atom vector produced by an atom-style
+variable.  Atom-style variables can reference either global scalar or
+per-atom vector values produced by kind of variable.
 </P>
 <P>Examples of different kinds of variable references are as follows.
 There is no ambiguity as to what a reference means, since variables
-only produce scalar or per-atom vectors, never both.
+produce only a global scalar or a per-atom vectors, never both.
 </P>
 <DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  BORDER=1 >
 <TR><TD >v_name</TD><TD > scalar, or per-atom vector</TD></TR>

doc/variable.txt

@@ -414,12 +414,13 @@ the ID of a compute defined elsewhere in the input script.  As
 discussed in the doc page for the "compute"_compute.html command,
 computes can produce global, per-atom, or local values.  Only global
 and per-atom values can be used in a variable.  Computes can also
-produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style variable can use
-scalar values, which means a scalar itself, or an element of a vector
-or array.  Atom-style variables can use either scalar or vector
-values.  A vector value can be a vector itself, or a column of an
-array.  See the doc pages for individual computes to see what kind of
-values they produce.
+produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style variable can only
+use scalar values, which means a global scalar, or an element of a
+global or per-atom vector or array.  Atom-style variables can use the
+same scalar values.  They can also use per-atom vector values.  A
+vector value can be a per-atom vector itself, or a column of an
+per-atom array.  See the doc pages for individual computes to see what
+kind of values they produce.
 
 Examples of different kinds of compute references are as follows.
 There is no ambiguity as to what a reference means, since computes
@@ -440,15 +441,17 @@ elsewhere in the input script.  As discussed in the doc page for the
 "fix"_fix.html command, fixes can produce global, per-atom, or local
 values.  Only global and per-atom values can be used in a variable.
 Fixes can also produce a scalar, vector, or array.  An equal-style
-variable can use scalar values, which means a scalar itself, or an
-element of a vector or array.  Atom-style variables can use either
-scalar or vector values.  A vector value can be a vector itself, or a
-column of an array.  See the doc pages for individual fixes to see
-what kind of values they produce.
+variable can only use scalar values, which means a global scalar, or
+an element of a global or per-atom vector or array.  Atom-style
+variables can use the same scalar values.  They can also use per-atom
+vector values.  A vector value can be a per-atom vector itself, or a
+column of an per-atom array.  See the doc pages for individual fixes
+to see what kind of values they produce.
 
 The different kinds of fix references are exactly the same as the
 compute references listed in the above table, where "c_" is replaced
-by "f_".
+by "f_".  Again, there is no ambiguity as to what a reference means,
+since fixes only produce global or per-atom quantities, never both.
 
 f_ID: global scalar, or per-atom vector
 f_ID\[I\]: Ith element of global vector, or atom I's value in per-atom vector, or Ith column from per-atom array
@@ -469,14 +472,15 @@ which will cause those variables to be evaluated.  The name in the
 reference should be replaced by the name of a variable defined
 elsewhere in the input script.  As discussed on this doc page,
 atom-style variables generate a per-atom vector of values; all other
-variable styles generate a single scalar value.  An equal-style
-variable can use scalar values produce by another variable, but not
-per-atom vectors.  Atom-style variables can use either scalar or
-per-atom vector values.
+variable styles generate a global scalar value.  An equal-style
+variable can reference a global scalar value produced by another
+variable, but not a per-atom vector produced by an atom-style
+variable.  Atom-style variables can reference either global scalar or
+per-atom vector values produced by kind of variable.
 
 Examples of different kinds of variable references are as follows.
 There is no ambiguity as to what a reference means, since variables
-only produce scalar or per-atom vectors, never both.
+produce only a global scalar or a per-atom vectors, never both.
 
 v_name: scalar, or per-atom vector
 v_name\[I\]: atom I's value in per-atom vector :tb(s=:)