diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/write_date_range.py b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/write_date_range.py
index e77bdebfe71a10f0f486ab5d28466f10e60e4b93..55fd8ccb861f1788e96ba3d6f3b06eaa58e7a369 100755
--- a/Inst_eddies/Analysis/write_date_range.py
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Analysis/write_date_range.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from os import path
 import util_eddies
 import os
 import argparse
+import shutil
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("input_SHPC")
@@ -59,3 +60,10 @@ for orientation in ["Anticyclones", "Cyclones"]:
                     w.shape(sr.shape)
 
             ishape_last.write(f"{len(extremum_filt) - 1}\n")
+
+fname = path.join(args.input_SHPC, "grid_nml.txt")
+shutil.copy2(fname, args.output_SHPC)
+fname = path.join(args.input_SHPC, "used_config_nml.txt")
+shutil.copy2(fname, args.output_SHPC)
+fname = path.join(args.output_SHPC, "n_slices.txt")
+with open(fname, "w") as f: f.write("1\n")