# Simple Energy Minimization commands-I am very new
**URL:** https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/simple-energy-minimization-commands-i-am-very-new/4312
**Category:** User discussions
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/simple-energy-minimization-commands-i-am-very-new/4312 "2022-06-16T19:08:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Hanoriega](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/Hanoriega)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/simple-energy-minimization-commands-i-am-very-new/4312/1 "2022-06-16T19:08:01Z")
GROMACS version: 2020.1-Ubuntu-2020.1-1
GROMACS modification: Yes/No
Dear GROMACS users,
I am incredibly new to the program and Linux in general, so be easy on me. I have a protein and 60-mer file that I would like to do a simple energy minimization on, not necessarily even in water just to reduce any friction that may have come from the prediction and build of the 60-mer. How would I plug in the commands to do such a task?
FYI- I have completed simple tutorials and have created topology files/gro files. I have also followed a YouTube for energy minimization, but I feel it is too in depth for the simple one that I need, and plus it did not work when I tried to generate a box. Please help me
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### Author:  [@alevilla](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/alevilla)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/simple-energy-minimization-commands-i-am-very-new/4312/2 "2022-06-21T14:07:55Z")
Hi,
You can look to commands and the mdp files here [Introduction to Molecular Dynamics — GROMACS tutorials https://tutorials.gromacs.org documentation](https://tutorials.gromacs.org/md-intro-tutorial.html). Maybe it is useful.
\Alessandra
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### Author:  [@Hanoriega](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/Hanoriega)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/simple-energy-minimization-commands-i-am-very-new/4312/3 "2022-06-21T15:56:06Z")
Thank you, I will try this.