2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/param.ccl b/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/param.ccl
index 8153424c6..81dc37280 100644
--- a/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/param.ccl
+++ b/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/param.ccl
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ REAL outInfo_dt "How often to do scalar output, overrides out_dt" STEERABLE = AL
 } -2
 
 
+INT outHeader_every "How often to print the header" STEERABLE = ALWAYS
+{
+  1:* :: "Output every so many time steps" 
+ -1   :: "No header output"
+} 20
 
 # Output field widths and precisions
 
diff --git a/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/src/iobasic.cc b/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/src/iobasic.cc
index 2fe46a135..a80dca138 100644
--- a/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/src/iobasic.cc
+++ b/Carpet/CarpetIOBasic/src/iobasic.cc
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace CarpetIOBasic {
         oldflags = cout.flags();
       }
       
-      if (output_count ++ % 20 == 0) {
+      if (output_count ++ % outHeader_every == 0 && outHeader_every != -1) {
         // Print the header
         OutputHeader (cctkGH);
       }