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The files are text files, so edit using any plain text editor. The format consists of a number of sections (section title is delimited by [ ]), and a number of properties (consisting of attribute name, an equals sign and a value). Blank lines can be included for readability, they are ignored in these .ini type log files. All values have to be specified in the correct format, see example below. | The files are text files, so edit using any plain text editor. The format consists of a number of sections (section title is delimited by [ ]), and a number of properties (consisting of attribute name, an equals sign and a value). Blank lines can be included for readability, they are ignored in these .ini type log files. All values have to be specified in the correct format, see example below. | ||
==Example today.ini file== | ==Composite Example of 'today.ini' file== | ||
''' | The minimum content for this file is the "[General]" section. See [[FAQ#I.E2.80.99ve_just_installed_Cumulus.2C_and_it_didn.E2.80.99t_download_all_the_old_data_from_my_weather_station | FAQ here]] for the single reason why you might want to remove all other sections from your file. | ||
'''Note:''' This is an example made up of composites that will not all be present in an actual file; some parts of this example will be specific to particular makes of weather station e.g. the Davis ET and Solar blocks in the middle, and the sync lines for Fine Offset shown at the end. | |||
*This composite contains time-stamp formats used by Cumulus 1.x.y; | |||
*Cumulus MX users should refer to the support forum for how dates and times are stored differently (because MX is writing all time-stamps '''in ISO format''' within ''today.ini''). | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
[General] | [General] | ||
