From 40df8fdf8bdb86e3749018250e83da1c6737267e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sjplimp <sjplimp@f3b2605a-c512-4ea7-a41b-209d697bcdaa>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:33:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] git-svn-id: svn://svn.icms.temple.edu/lammps-ro/trunk@1248
 f3b2605a-c512-4ea7-a41b-209d697bcdaa

---
 doc/print.html | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 doc/print.txt  | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/print.html b/doc/print.html
index f95016cd3d..6e2f35b2ad 100644
--- a/doc/print.html
+++ b/doc/print.html
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@
 </H3>
 <P><B>Syntax:</B>
 </P>
-<PRE>print args 
+<PRE>print string 
 </PRE>
-<UL><LI>args = a line of text and variables names to print out 
+<UL><LI>string = text string to print with optional variable names 
 </UL>
 <P><B>Examples:</B>
 </P>
-<PRE>print The system volume is now $v 
+<PRE>print "Done with equilibration"
+print "The system volume is now $v" 
 </PRE>
 <P><B>Description:</B>
 </P>
-<P>Print the list of arguments as a line of text to the screen and/or
-logfile.  If variables are included in the arguments, they will be
-evaluated and their current values printed.  Note that if variables
-are included, the print string should not be enclosed in double
-quotes, else it will prevent the variables from being evaluated.
+<P>Print a text string to the screen and logfile.  The text string must
+be a single argument, so it should be enclosed in double quotes if it
+is more than one word.  If variables are included in the string, they
+will be evaluated and their current values printed.
 </P>
 <P>If you want the print command to be executed multiple times (with
 changing variable values), there are 3 options.  First, consider using
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ input script that is looped over (see the <A HREF = "jump.html">jump</A> command
 </P>
 <P>See the <A HREF = "variable.html">variable</A> command for a description of <I>equal</I>
 style variables which are typically the most useful ones to use with
-the print command.  Equal-style variables can calculate complex
-formulas involving atom and group properties, mathematical operations,
-other variables, etc.
+the print command.  Equal-style variables can calculate formulas
+involving mathematical operations, atom properties, group properties,
+thermodyanimc properties, global values calculated by a
+<A HREF = "compute.html">compute</A> or <A HREF = "fix.html">fix</A>, or references to other
+<A HREF = "variable.html">variables</A>.
 </P>
 <P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/print.txt b/doc/print.txt
index 98b9309767..5be7b7f19d 100644
--- a/doc/print.txt
+++ b/doc/print.txt
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ print command :h3
 
 [Syntax:]
 
-print args :pre
+print string :pre
 
-args = a line of text and variables names to print out :ul
+string = text string to print with optional variable names :ul
 
 [Examples:]
 
-print The system volume is now $v :pre
+print "Done with equilibration"
+print "The system volume is now $v" :pre
 
 [Description:]
 
-Print the list of arguments as a line of text to the screen and/or
-logfile.  If variables are included in the arguments, they will be
-evaluated and their current values printed.  Note that if variables
-are included, the print string should not be enclosed in double
-quotes, else it will prevent the variables from being evaluated.
+Print a text string to the screen and logfile.  The text string must
+be a single argument, so it should be enclosed in double quotes if it
+is more than one word.  If variables are included in the string, they
+will be evaluated and their current values printed.
 
 If you want the print command to be executed multiple times (with
 changing variable values), there are 3 options.  First, consider using
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ input script that is looped over (see the "jump"_jump.html command).
 
 See the "variable"_variable.html command for a description of {equal}
 style variables which are typically the most useful ones to use with
-the print command.  Equal-style variables can calculate complex
-formulas involving atom and group properties, mathematical operations,
-other variables, etc.
+the print command.  Equal-style variables can calculate formulas
+involving mathematical operations, atom properties, group properties,
+thermodyanimc properties, global values calculated by a
+"compute"_compute.html or "fix"_fix.html, or references to other
+"variables"_variable.html.
 
 [Restrictions:] none