By default, a temporary information file titled ``brood.info'' is written or updated for every 500 fragments that are processed. Reading this info file allows a user to monitor the progress of the database search while it is occuring and serves as a record of the performance of that search after the execution is completed. An example info file is shown below.
*********** Progress Update *********** Number of Fragments Processed = 29309 Number with same attach count = 12676 Number remaining with a ring = 10008 Number remaining with same bonds = 9125 Number in color hitlist = 200 Number of Warnings = 0 Number of Errors = 0 Average fragments/sec = 179.677536 Elapsed Time = 163.119995 ***************************************
If any warnings or errors are noted in the info file, it is strongly suggested that a user check in the log file to determine the nature of the problem!