Step-by-step guide
Several parameters accept a format. For historical reasons Magics is using the Fortran convention, with bracket around it.
Examples:
(I3) : Marks the place for an integer variable. It is followed by an integer indicating the number of columns to be reserved in the line for the integer. For example "i10", reserves 10 columns for output of the integer. If the integer contains less that 10 digits in this example, it is right justified in the reserved 10 columns and unused columns simply appear as spaces to the left of the integer.
(F5,2) : Marks the place for the decimal form of a real number. As with "i", it is followed by an integer reserving a number of columns for the number. This integer is followed immediately by a period ("."), acting as a separator rather than true decimal place. The period is immediately followed by another integer giving the number of digits to be printed (or read) to the right of the number's decimal. For example if the computer contains the number 11.23456, then "f10.3" in an output format results in a printed number " 11.234" (four spaces to the left of the number).