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Data Set Description

&description 
    STRING text = NULL
    STRING contents = NULL
&end
This optional command describes the data set in terms of two strings. The first, text, is an informal description that is intended principly for human consumption. The second, contents, is intended to formally specify the type of data stored in a data set. Users are advised to set and/or examine this value in order to uniquely identify different types of data sets, using a set of description keywords chosen by the applications programmer.

Example: 

&description
        text = "Twiss parameters for PAR lattice PAR10H",
        contents = "Twiss parameters"
&end

borland@aps.anl.gov
Mon Jan 10 14:46:05 CST 1994