How to use this manual
This HTML documentation is automatically generated from the LaTeX source using LaTeXML. While we strive for accuracy, some formatting errors compared to the PDF may remain.
For the authoritative reference, please consult the PDF version of this manual.
If you encounter issues, open an issue on the FHI-aims GitLab.
If you are reading this introduction, you are likely reading the manual for the first time. In that case, please read on. There is, however, a strategy to use this manual most effectively to find keywords used in the input files to FHI-aims. This is it:
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Open the manual (pdf)
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Go to the table of contents
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At the bottom of the table of contents, click on “Index”
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Find the keyword you are looking for in the index
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Click on it.
Using the manual in this way may greatly reduce the barrier to looking up what a keyword actually does.
To first build FHI-aims, please also read this manual. You cannot simply type ’make’. Chapter 1, particularly sections 1.1–1.3, are what you need to read.
After this step, please also check out the online tutorials at
our web site
and the wiki, issue tracker and much more found at the FHI-aims GitLab site, to which everyone should have access:
FHI-aims is a community-developed research code. It is provided without warranty or guarantee of fitness for any purpose beyond what is legally required (see the licence). All other features are used at the user’s own risk, and we encourage feedback to the developers if you encounter unexpected behaviour.
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