diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/Makefile b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/Makefile
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index 3703b27cea227aa053fb6d1d73f861e4384dbcee..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include ../../scripts/test.make
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/config
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index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/config
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-type=driver
-# this is to test a different name
-arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/plumed.dat b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/plumed.dat
deleted file mode 100644
index 74c073f2c59c56af195e5efed8b7a1ca4bdb83d8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/plumed.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-d1: READ FILE=swiss.dat VALUES=c1
-d2: READ FILE=swiss.dat VALUES=c2
-d3: READ FILE=swiss.dat VALUES=c3
-
-oo: EUCLIDEAN_DISSIMILARITIES ARG=d1,d2,d3 RUN=167
-ll: LANDMARK_SELECT_STRIDE USE_OUTPUT_DATA_FROM=oo NLANDMARKS=84
-
-CLASSICAL_MDS ...
- USE_OUTPUT_DATA_FROM=ll
- NLOW_DIM=2
- LABEL=mds
-... CLASSICAL_MDS
-
-SKETCHMAP_CONJGRAD ...
- USE_OUTPUT_DATA_FROM=mds
- HIGH_DIM_FUNCTION={SMAP R_0=4 A=3 B=2}
- LOW_DIM_FUNCTION={SMAP R_0=4 A=1 B=2}
- CGTOL=1E-4 LABEL=smap
-... SKETCHMAP_CONJGRAD
-
-pp: PROJECT_ALL_ANALYSIS_DATA PROJECTION=smap USE_OUTPUT_DATA_FROM=oo CGTOL=1E-3
-OUTPUT_ANALYSIS_DATA_TO_COLVAR USE_OUTPUT_DATA_FROM=pp FMT=%8.2f FILE=projections
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/projections.reference b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/projections.reference
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index d8fab31183f76d66dc56726f78661b56e5669a32..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/projections.reference
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@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-#! FIELDS pp.1 pp.2 weight
- 15.49 22.30 1.00
- 11.78 21.64 1.00
- 6.40 20.93 1.00
- 1.26 20.45 1.00
- -3.93 20.17 1.00
- -9.11 20.09 1.00
- -14.21 20.25 1.00
- -19.10 20.69 1.00
- -22.92 21.35 1.00
- 21.88 18.79 1.00
- 17.47 20.04 1.00
- 12.07 18.40 1.00
- 6.79 17.87 1.00
- 1.50 17.39 1.00
- -3.83 17.11 1.00
- -9.16 17.03 1.00
- -14.46 17.14 1.00
- -19.72 17.48 1.00
- -24.65 18.84 1.00
- 24.10 12.88 1.00
- 19.96 12.23 1.00
- 14.35 10.83 1.00
- 8.32 9.69 1.00
- 2.33 9.04 1.00
- -3.64 8.73 1.00
- -9.63 8.74 1.00
- -15.65 9.09 1.00
- -21.49 9.82 1.00
- -25.73 10.26 1.00
- 25.30 7.24 1.00
- 21.15 6.45 1.00
- 15.39 5.23 1.00
- 9.23 4.11 1.00
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- 4.16 -5.52 1.00
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- 28.01 -8.91 1.00
- 23.88 -9.67 1.00
- 18.19 -10.62 1.00
- 13.46 -11.29 1.00
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- -27.20 -12.16 1.00
- 29.17 -15.05 1.00
- 25.01 -16.71 1.00
- 19.55 -17.68 1.00
- 14.77 -18.86 1.00
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- -27.87 -20.61 1.00
- 30.81 -22.41 1.00
- 26.23 -21.35 1.00
- 19.31 -21.24 1.00
- 15.82 -21.70 1.00
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- -17.98 -23.57 1.00
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- 32.70 -24.49 1.00
- 29.38 -24.89 1.00
- 20.72 -24.39 1.00
- 14.50 -24.39 1.00
- -12.56 -26.65 1.00
- -18.26 -26.99 1.00
- -23.10 -26.74 1.00
- -28.73 -25.91 1.00
- 34.89 -26.23 1.00
- 32.75 -30.57 1.00
- 21.69 -33.32 1.00
- 12.65 -32.78 1.00
- -9.31 -34.52 1.00
- -17.13 -36.03 1.00
- -25.93 -35.46 1.00
- -34.47 -31.96 1.00
- 41.66 -30.89 1.00
- 36.93 -36.89 1.00
- 23.51 -41.43 1.00
- 13.37 -41.97 1.00
- -8.75 -43.61 1.00
- -17.36 -44.44 1.00
- -29.53 -42.97 1.00
- -43.00 -34.40 1.00
- 52.56 -26.26 1.00
- 38.60 -44.43 1.00
- 23.43 -48.37 1.00
- 13.48 -48.97 1.00
- 6.15 -49.35 1.00
- -0.86 -49.90 1.00
- -8.11 -50.59 1.00
- -17.61 -51.35 1.00
- -53.49 -13.55 1.00
- -55.06 -14.85 1.00
- 57.84 -5.80 1.00
- 36.38 -52.31 1.00
- 49.37 21.59 1.00
- 12.04 6.16 1.00
- 5.89 -53.97 1.00
- -55.29 19.91 1.00
- -7.09 -55.27 1.00
- -16.54 -56.23 1.00
- -12.99 4.73 1.00
- -19.42 6.01 1.00
- 45.41 33.21 1.00
- 36.19 40.37 1.00
- 24.38 47.20 1.00
- 11.97 6.69 1.00
- 5.31 -56.45 1.00
- -5.79 51.04 1.00
- -5.99 -57.77 1.00
- -6.86 4.81 1.00
- -13.08 5.23 1.00
- -19.49 6.24 1.00
- 35.53 40.19 1.00
- 28.21 41.78 1.00
- 19.76 44.58 1.00
- 11.87 7.16 1.00
- -9.14 -60.52 1.00
- -6.53 5.43 1.00
- -12.83 46.10 1.00
- -6.96 5.30 1.00
- -13.19 5.68 1.00
- -19.57 6.50 1.00
- 30.50 38.98 1.00
- 24.39 38.73 1.00
- 17.01 40.62 1.00
- 11.70 7.76 1.00
- 4.97 10.67 1.00
- -0.95 10.37 1.00
- -6.83 10.18 1.00
- -12.81 10.00 1.00
- -13.33 6.21 1.00
- -19.65 6.86 1.00
- 27.47 36.12 1.00
- 21.90 35.12 1.00
- 14.95 36.73 1.00
- 10.30 12.32 1.00
- 4.23 11.84 1.00
- -1.52 11.45 1.00
- -7.32 11.30 1.00
- -13.17 11.40 1.00
- -24.56 35.09 1.00
- -19.64 7.40 1.00
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/swiss.dat b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/swiss.dat
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index 51fbeb0e376d5688673d220d0a029945f507eb96..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-ogrid/swiss.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-#! FIELDS time c1 c2 c3 x
-0 6.03221 0 3.32233 6.78662
-1 6.03221 3.5 3.32233 6.78662
-2 6.03221 7 3.32233 6.78662
-3 6.03221 10.5 3.32233 6.78662
-4 6.03221 14 3.32233 6.78662
-5 6.03221 17.5 3.32233 6.78662
-6 6.03221 21 3.32233 6.78662
-7 6.03221 24.5 3.32233 6.78662
-8 6.03221 28 3.32233 6.78662
-9 6.03221 31.5 3.32233 6.78662
-10 4.14567 0 6.07555 7.2552
-11 4.14567 3.5 6.07555 7.2552
-12 4.14567 7 6.07555 7.2552
-13 4.14567 10.5 6.07555 7.2552
-14 4.14567 14 6.07555 7.2552
-15 4.14567 17.5 6.07555 7.2552
-16 4.14567 21 6.07555 7.2552
-17 4.14567 24.5 6.07555 7.2552
-18 4.14567 28 6.07555 7.2552
-19 4.14567 31.5 6.07555 7.2552
-20 1.23179 0 7.69736 7.6953
-21 1.23179 3.5 7.69736 7.6953
-22 1.23179 7 7.69736 7.6953
-23 1.23179 10.5 7.69736 7.6953
-24 1.23179 14 7.69736 7.6953
-25 1.23179 17.5 7.69736 7.6953
-26 1.23179 21 7.69736 7.6953
-27 1.23179 24.5 7.69736 7.6953
-28 1.23179 28 7.69736 7.6953
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