Structure of the Configuration File

The ExPLANT-I configuration file is a text file, which may be produced with any text editor (such as notepad).

• Lines whose first non-blank characters are $* are treated as comments, and are not processed.

• Character strings may be quoted with | characters, and must be quoted if spaces are included in the string.

• Blank lines are permitted (and ignored).

• Spaces and tabs may be included before commands.

• Words of commands are separated by one or more spaces or tabs (spaces and tabs within |quotes do not separate words).

• Commands may not be split over more than one line.

• Commands are not case-sensitive.

• This document describes the recommended forms of the commands. Some other forms are also accepted.