Hi,

I have a file called test.pdb that looks like this:

ATOM  13268  O00 U00  1945     -18.065  -4.226   1.590
ATOM  13269  H03 U00  1945     -17.394  -4.877   1.447
ATOM  13270  C04 U00  1945     -19.175  -4.837   2.212
ATOM  13271  H05 U00  1945     -19.963  -4.104   2.383
ATOM  13272  H06 U00  1945     -18.888  -5.266   3.173
ATOM  13273  H07 U00  1945     -19.576  -5.633   1.583
TER
ATOM  13274  O00 U01  1946     -18.452  -3.459   2.224
ATOM  13275  H03 U01  1946     -17.636  -3.864   1.971
ATOM  13276  C04 U01  1946     -19.108  -4.290   3.158
ATOM  13277  H05 U01  1946     -20.055  -3.842   3.462
ATOM  13278  H06 U01  1946     -18.491  -4.429   4.047
ATOM  13279  H07 U01  1946     -19.314  -5.268   2.722
TER
ATOM  13280  O00 U02  1947      -5.561 -17.187   5.362
ATOM  13281  H03 U02  1947      -5.123 -17.493   6.143
ATOM  13282  C04 U02  1947      -6.904 -17.622   5.389
ATOM  13283  H05 U02  1947      -7.428 -17.283   4.495
ATOM  13284  H06 U02  1947      -7.419 -17.223   6.263
ATOM  13285  H07 U02  1947      -6.953 -18.711   5.424
TER

If I do this from PyMOL:

delete all
load test.pdb
save test2.pdb

I end up with a file that is missing TER cards .. like this:

ATOM      1  O00 U00  1945     -18.065  -4.226   1.590  0.00  0.00           O
ATOM      2  C04 U00  1945     -19.175  -4.837   2.212  0.00  0.00           C
ATOM      3  H03 U00  1945     -17.394  -4.877   1.447  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM      4  H05 U00  1945     -19.963  -4.104   2.383  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM      5  H06 U00  1945     -18.888  -5.266   3.173  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM      6  H07 U00  1945     -19.576  -5.633   1.583  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM      7  O00 U01  1946     -18.452  -3.459   2.224  0.00  0.00           O
ATOM      8  C04 U01  1946     -19.108  -4.290   3.158  0.00  0.00           C
ATOM      9  H03 U01  1946     -17.636  -3.864   1.971  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     10  H05 U01  1946     -20.055  -3.842   3.462  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     11  H06 U01  1946     -18.491  -4.429   4.047  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     12  H07 U01  1946     -19.314  -5.268   2.722  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     13  O00 U02  1947      -5.561 -17.187   5.362  0.00  0.00           O
ATOM     14  C04 U02  1947      -6.904 -17.622   5.389  0.00  0.00           C
ATOM     15  H03 U02  1947      -5.123 -17.493   6.143  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     16  H05 U02  1947      -7.428 -17.283   4.495  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     17  H06 U02  1947      -7.419 -17.223   6.263  0.00  0.00           H
ATOM     18  H07 U02  1947      -6.953 -18.711   5.424  0.00  0.00           H
END

How can I convince PyMOL to give me the TER cards?

The only obvious-sounding setting I could find was pdb_use_ter_records,
but that doesn't seem to do what I want.

Thanks,

-michael

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