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# Fluents Comma Separated Values file format description
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This is the documentation of the textual (and primary) Fluents data file format. The other way to store a dataset is as a pickled Dataset object. The main differences between these methods are:
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- Text based file formats are easier to read, easier to browse throgh, running commands on etc.
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- Text based files are better suited for svn.
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- Picled files are faster.
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## File headers
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Header lines must begin on the first line in the file. Header lines are of the form:
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# keyword : value
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#keyword:value
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# keyword :value
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```
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Where an optional number of whitespace characters can be put between the different units on the line. The # sign at the start of the line is a traditional UNIX comment sign, and makes it easier for other programs to ignore those lines.
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