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== TSG suggested file format for experiment data == | == TSG suggested file format for experiment data == | ||
The TSG suggests | The TSG suggests a common file format for storing experimental data. Adhering to this format whenever practical makes it easier to re-use files and tools. The file format is a tab-separated values (tsv) file with the following specifications: | ||
===== File ===== | |||
* File encoding is ASCII or UTF-8. | |||
* The file contains no byte order mark (BOM) or other magic number. | |||
===== Lines ===== | ===== Lines ===== | ||
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* There is no defined escape character. If your data can contain tabs, use a different field delimiter or file format. | * There is no defined escape character. If your data can contain tabs, use a different field delimiter or file format. | ||
===== | ===== Data ===== | ||
* | * For numbers the decimal separator is a dot, not a comma. There is no thousands separator. | ||
== File Format == | == File Format == | ||