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# Line 165  package features and limitations: Line 165  package features and limitations:
165    multiple threads or MPI processes simultaneously writing to the same    multiple threads or MPI processes simultaneously writing to the same
166    file.    file.
167    
168  \item[Meta-data] is written on a per-file basis using a second file  \item[Meta-data] is written by MITgcm on a per-file basis using a
169    with a \texttt{.meta} extension as described above.  One should be    second file with a \texttt{.meta} extension as described above.
170    careful not to delete the metadata files when using convenient    MITgcm itself does not read the \texttt{*.meta} files, they are
171    MatLAB post-processing scripts such as \texttt{rdmds()}.    there primarly for convenience during post-processing.  One should
172      be careful not to delete the meta-data files when using MatLAB
173      post-processing scripts such as \texttt{rdmds()} since it relies
174      upon them.
175    
176  \item[Numerous files] can be written by \texttt{mdsio} due to its  \item[Numerous files] can be written by \texttt{mdsio} due to its
177    typically per-time-step and per-variable orientation.  The creation of    typically per-time-step and per-variable orientation.  The creation of
178    both a binary (\texttt{*.data}) and ASCII text meta--data    both a binary (\texttt{*.data}) and ASCII text meta-data
179    (\texttt{*.meta}) file for each output type step tends to exacerbate    (\texttt{*.meta}) file for each output type step tends to exacerbate
180    the problem.  Some (mostly, older) operating systems do not    the problem.  Some (mostly, older) operating systems do not
181    gracefully handle large numbers (\textit{eg.} many thousands) of    gracefully handle large numbers (\textit{eg.} many thousands) of
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