Example to produce a Ufile Template

sunfire08:~$ rplot
  %initcpl:  MDS_CACHE enabled.
  
    --Apr 2011 version of RPLOT (dmc)
  
 *ENTER "D " TO SELECT DISK AND DIRECTORY FOR RPLOT DATA
 *ENTER "T " TO SELECT MDSplus Tree FOR RPLOT DATA
 *ENTER "Q " TO QUIT
 CURRENT DIRECTORY:  DEFAULT

 [OLD VALUE:  ""]
*RPLOT* MAIN:  ENTER RUN ID (MAX 8 CHARS) OR 0 TO QUIT
>my_template
 UIOTOP: >CREATING UREAD FILE "my_template.tmi"
*RPLOT* MAIN:  ENTER RUN ID (MAX 8 CHARS) OR 0 TO QUIT
t

 mds server name:   TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV
 mds tree name:                             
 tokamak.year:          
 mds pulse number:            0
 options:
  S - set MDS server name
  T - set MDS tree name
  Y - identify run by tok.yy & runid
  N - identify run by MDS pulse number
  Q - quit (will prompt for runid if necessary)

 *** select "Y" or "N" to enable mds+ access.

RPLOT:  mds control option:
 y 'TokYr' 
 % UPQUER: *** UNDEFINED UREAD STRING PARAMETER "TOKYR" ENCOUNTERED.
   ENTER VALUE (MAX 96 CHARACTERS): 
  nstx.10 

 mds server name:   TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV
 mds tree name:     TRANSP_NSTX
 tokamak.year:   NSTX.10
 mds pulse number:            0
 options:
  S - set MDS server name
  T - set MDS tree name
  Y - identify run by tok.yy & runid
  N - identify run by MDS pulse number
  Q - quit (will prompt for runid if necessary)
RPLOT:  mds control option:
 q

 *ENTER "D " TO SELECT DISK AND DIRECTORY FOR RPLOT DATA
 *ENTER "T " TO SELECT MDSplus Tree FOR RPLOT DATA
 *ENTER "Q " TO QUIT
  MDSplus access enabled at:  MDS+-TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV@TRANSP_NSTX
 CURRENT DIRECTORY:  NSTX.10

 [OLD VALUE:  "          "]
*RPLOT* MAIN:  ENTER RUN ID (MAX 8 CHARS) OR 0 TO QUIT
'RunId'
142522A01
  ...connecting to MDSplus
 mds_connect: MDS+:TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV;TRANSP_NSTX(NSTX.09,133046P05)                                                                
                      
 tree = TRANSP_NSTX             TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV 
 $RPLOT TOP NODE  OPTIONS:
  (1) GENERATE TABLE OF CONTENTS (LIST OF SELECT NAMES)
  (2) GRAPH SCALAR FUNCTIONS AND MULTIGRAPHS VS. TIME
  (3) GRAPH FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND ADDL. COORDINATE
  (4) LIST CONTENTS OF SELECT MULTIGRAPH PACKAGES
  (5) ADD/DELETE A SCALAR OR PROFILE MULTIGRAPH PACKAGE
  (6) DRAW A PROFILE MULTIGRAPH
  (7) View COMMENTS and/or examine NAMELIST values
  (8)  QUIT  (OR "Q")
  (9) CREATE INDEX OF GRAPHS DRAWN SO FAR
 (10) CHANGE THE NAME (OR ABBREV.) OF A FUNCTION
 (11) REDEFINE NON-TEMPORAL X AXES FOR PLOTTING
 (12) TABLE OF CONTENTS OUTPUT OPTIONS (subset selection
      and output redirection for options (1) and (4))
 (13) PLOT THE PLASMA MHD EQUILIBRIUM
 (14) SET SCALING DEFAULTS
 (15) READ/EXTRACT UFILES TIME SERIES DATA FOR SCALAR MULTIPLOT
 (16) [CALCULATOR] -- COMPUTE USER F(t), F(x,t), PLOT DATA
 (17) [COMPARE] multigraph of single item, multiple runs.
 "A" [ALL_PLOT] generate script to plot ALL available items.
 ==> or type a function or package name now; "Q!" for Q profile

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