poly_to_txt

The poly_to_txt tool converts polytropic stellar models in the POLY format, to a simple text-based format.

Syntax

poly_to_txt in_filename out_filename drop_outer

Parameters

in_filename

File name of input POLY file

out_filename

File name of output text file

drop_outer

Flag to drop outer-most point (which is singular when the surface pressure/density vanish)

Output

The output is written to the out_filename file. This file is a text (ASCII) table. The first line specify the column names, and subsequent lines give the column rows.