Difference between revisions of "GIMPS client files"

Revision as of 09:48, 7 March 2019

The Prime95 directory contains generally speaking two kinds of files

Prime95.exe	The program file providing the GUI and the background algorithms
prime.txt	A configuration file containing information about the GUI's output behaviour and the connection with the PrimeNet server
local.txt	This file contains computer specific information necessary to predict the completion dates of your work units and, in case you use/have used PrimeNet, its ComputerID
worktodo.txt	A scheduling file containing the currently assigned workunits
results.txt	A history file containing completed workunits and related stuff
p, q, f, & m files	Intermidiate checkpoint files containing interim results of the workunits. The signs following the initial letter indicate the exponent of the related workunit.
prime.spl	A binary file of messages that have not yet been sent to the PrimeNet server
prime.log	A text file listing all messages that have been sent to the PrimeNet server
primenet.txt	A configuration file needed in case PrimeNet is contacted via a proxy server or firewall
worktodo.add	A file containing workunits to be added to the queue in the worktodo.txt file.

prime95.chm	The Prime95 help file
readme.txt	General information
Undoc.txt	A list of undocumented features to adjust the behaviour of Prime95
License.txt	The terms under which you're allowed to use Prime95
Stress.txt	Information about stress testing your computer

Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS)

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