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    ENH: expand data mask for foamToEnsight (issue #231) · 9de4a758
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    - Default is a width of 8 characters, but this can be extended up to 31
      characters via the '-width' command-line option.
    
    - Now use a similar structure as foamToEnsightParts for the masking.
      This reduces the clutter within the directory, makes it easier to
      selectively delete some time steps (using shell commands).
    
    - Added in a "time" information data in each sub-directory to
      make it possible to reconstruct the case file with an external
      script.
    
    - Conversion of cloud data should now also work in parallel
      (may need more testing).
    
    - Support binary output for cloud data.
    
    - Better avoidance of illegal ensight variable names.
      But still partially incomplete (due to patch fields).
    
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    Example of NEW file structure:
    
        EnSight/verticalChannel.case        # case name
        EnSight/geometry                    # for non-moving geometry
    
        EnSight/data/                       # time-varying data
        EnSight/data/00000000/
        EnSight/data/00000001/
        ...
    
      Fields are stored by name within the data/********/ directories:
    
        EnSight/data/00000001/time          # human-readable time info
        EnSight/data/00000001/U
        EnSight/data/00000001/p
        ...
        EnSight/data/00000001/geometry      # for moving geometry
    
      Clouds are stored at the next sub-directory level:
    
        EnSight/data/00000001/lagrangian/<cloudName>/positions
        EnSight/data/00000001/lagrangian/<cloudName>/U
        ...
    
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    The old structure was significantly more cluttered:
    
        EnSight/verticalChannel.case
        EnSight/verticalChannel.0000.mesh
        EnSight/verticalChannel.0001.p
        EnSight/verticalChannel.0001.<cloudName>
        EnSight/verticalChannel.0001.<cloudName>.U
    
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