The format of the shuffle.cfg and fplane.txt files can change, but here are examples that were valid as of early Dec 2017:

 
shuffle.cfg 
[General]
# Input coordinates
localcat = None

# Interactive Mode
interactive = False

# Use HPF selection criteria for candidate stars
hpf = False

# Optimize using brightest stars for probes or distance from center of patrol region
use_brightness = False

# output file names
outfile = shout.result
outinfo = shout.info
probestarcatalog = shout.probestars
ifustarcatalog = shout.ifustars
acamstarcatalog = shout.acamstars
closestcatalog = shout_nearby_gal.result
hetcommandsfile = shout.hetcommands

# format for RA/DEC 0 = RA[deg], DEC[deg], 1 = RA[h], DEC[deg]
informat = 1	

# IFU position file
fplane_file = fplane.txt 

# edge length of ACAM in degrees (209.0 arcsec)
# this entry is ignored and will be soon removed
acam_size = 0.05804

# ACAM coordinates for clarity and use in defining candidate stars that fall within the acam
acam_x_origin = 189.1
acam_y_origin = 386.8
acam_pix_scale = 0.2709
acam_x_length = 775
acam_y_length = 773
 
# edge length of IFU in degrees (48.4 arcsec)
ifu_size = 0.0134

# exclude ifuslots from shuffle
ifuslot_exclude = 000, 056, 066

# lrs edge length of IFU in degrees (12.4" x 6.1")
lrs_sizex = 0.00344
lrs_sizey = 0.00169

# edge width of IFU in degrees (3 arcsec), 
#  calibration stars that fall within this distance of the edge of the IFU will not be considered
ifu_edge = 0.000833

# shuffle radius in degrees (1 arcmin)
radius =  0.0167 

# shuffle step width, set to zero to skip shuffling
dstep =  0.0014

# diameter of focal plane in degrees (22 arcmin)
dfplane	= 0.3667

# minimum angular separation of probes is 22.1 deg, called probemind0
# probemind1 is the angular separation of the pair (gp to gp, and wf to wf)
probemind0 = 24.1
probemind1 = 90.

# inner/outer diameter of guide star/WFS patrol region in degrees (16 and 22 arcmin, respectively)
dpatrol_min = 0.29
dpatrol_max = 0.35

# this used to 0.3667, brought it in to 0.36, then for dext7 used 0.35
# Guide and Wavefront scensor partrol angles with respect to PA
dpatrol_w1min = 290
dpatrol_w1max =  95
dpatrol_w2min = 115
dpatrol_w2max = 275
dpatrol_g2min = 205
dpatrol_g2max = 5
dpatrol_g1min = 25
dpatrol_g1max = 185
dpatrol_w1targ = 15
dpatrol_w2targ = 195
dpatrol_g1targ = 105
dpatrol_g2targ = 285

# stellar catalog, SDSSDR9, USNOA2, 2MASS, CWISE, USNOB1, GAIA, TIC
catalog = GAIA

# skip the actual shuffling, just preload the data from SDSS
cache_only = False

# preferably pick guide and WFS stars according to what field
# for SDSS DR9 1 = u, 2 = g, 3 = r, 4 = i , 5 = z
# for USNO A2  2 = B, 3 = R
gppickcol = 2
wfspickcol = 2

# force guide and WFS stars to particular star (0 == no force)
force_gp1 = 0
force_gp2 = 0
force_wfs1 = 0
force_wfs2 = 0

# visualize result in SDSS image to picture format
visualize = True
visualize_ACAM = True
SDSS_FC_options = 'GL'

# flip in y needed for some versions of matplotlib 
yflip = True

[visualisation]
# visualisation options

visualize_probestars = False

# if True/yes/on, do not show the boxes for the original position of the IFUs,
# but only the one after shuffling. If not found default to False
no_original_ifu_pos = False

[offsets]
# section with the angle offsets in degrees for the various parts of the focal
# plane assembly. The offset should be 0 degree for all of them. The overall 90
# degrees rotation is already accounted for in the code
acam = 1.07
fplane = 0
probes = %(fplane)s

[directories]
# cache directory
cache = cache

# directory where to stick the images
images = images

# acam directory
acam_images = ACAMimages

# guide probes and wavefront sensor images
gp_images = gp_wfs

# ds9 regions files 
ds9_regions = regions

# HET Commands
hetcommands = HETcommands

[ds9]
# ds9/pyds9 customisations
# set the xpa_method. If this option is not present, the method is set to local
xpa_method = local

[MagLimits]
#MEC: note that the 'nstars' values are never actually used
#MEC: minsep was 0.01667 degrees (1 arcmin); changed to (22.6/2)*SQRT(2) = 16 arcsec
#default number, minimum separation and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits  of the 1st WF sensors stars
wfs1_magadd = 0.0
wfs1_nstars = 1
wfs1_minsep = 0.0028
wfs1_magmin = 9.5,9.5,9.5,9.2,9.7
wfs1_magmax = 16.0,16.0,16.0,16.0,16.0

#default number, minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits of the 2nd WF sensors stars
wfs2_magadd = 0.0
wfs2_nstars = 1
wfs2_minsep = 0.0028
wfs2_magmin = 9.5,9.5,9.5,9.2,9.7
wfs2_magmax = 16.0,16.0,16.0,16.0,16.0

#default number, minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits of the 1st guide probe stars
guide1_magadd = 0.0
guide1_nstars = 1
guide1_minsep = 0.0028
guide1_magmin = 12.5,14.5,14.5,14.2,12.7
guide1_magmax = 26.0,18.0,18.0,18.0,18.0  

#default number, minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits of the 2nd guide probe stars
guide2_magadd = 0.0
guide2_nstars = 1    
guide2_minsep = 0.0028
guide2_magmin = 12.5,14.5,14.5,14.2,12.7
guide2_magmax = 26.0,18.0,18.0,18.0,18.0  

#default number, minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits of the calibration stars in IFUs
ifu_magadd = 0.0
ifu_nstars = 1    
ifu_minsep = 0.0028
ifu_magmin = 5.0,5.0,5.0,5.0,5.0  
ifu_magmax = 23.0,20.0,20.0,26.0,26.0

#default number, minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits of the ACAM stars
acam_magadd = 0.0
acam_nstars = 1
acam_minsep = 0.0028
acam_magmin = 10.0,10.0,10.0,10.0,10.0
acam_magmax = 19.0,19.0,19.0,19.0,19.0 

# minimum separation in degrees, and u,g,r,i,z magnitude limits for bright stars in focal plane
fplane_magadd = 0.0
fplane_nstars = 0
fplane_minsep = 0.
fplane_magmin = -10.0,-10.0,-10.0,-10.0,-10.0
fplane_magmax = 6.0,6.0,6.0,6.0,6.0



 
fplane.txt 
# IFUSLOT X_FP   Y_FP   SPECID SPECSLOT IFUID IFUROT PLATESC
000       0.0    0.0    900     900     900     0.0     1.0
056     -49.8 -148.7    998     998     998     0.0     1.0
066      49.8 -151.3    999     999     999     0.0     1.0
033    -250.0  150.0    310     257     002     0.0     1.0
034    -250.0   50.0    304     256     003     0.0     1.0
035    -250.0  -50.0    302     235     041     0.0     1.0
036    -250.0  -150.0   311     245     053     0.0     1.0
037    -250.0  -250.0   313     255     010     0.0     1.0
043    -150.0  150.0    306     228     057     0.0     1.0
044    -150.0   50.0    202     238     074     0.0	1.0
045    -150.0  -50.0    305     248     056     0.0	1.0
046    -150.0 -150.0    309     258     005     0.0     1.0
073	150.5  149.7	037	151	031	0.0	1.0
074	150.3	49.9	307	131	076	0.0	1.0
075	149.5  -50.0	047	132	075	0.0	1.0
076	149.6 -150.3	025	154	032	0.0	1.0
083	250.7  149.8	024	137	023	0.0	1.0
084	250.0   49.5	041	152	015	0.0	1.0
085	249.9  -50.2	027	122	001	0.0	1.0
086	249.5 -150.6	017	135	022	0.0	1.0
093	350.0  147.9	008	157	054	0.0	1.0
094	350.3   49.5	032	155	028	0.0	1.0
095	350.1  -50.0	020	158	004	0.0	1.0
096	349.7 -151.0	038	134	014	0.0	1.0
103	450.3  149.0	013	152	019	0.0	1.0
104	450.2	49.0	016	153	026	0.0	1.0
105	450.0  -51.0	051	138	051	0.0	1.0
106	449.7 -151.0	012	136	033	0.0	1.0
555       3.3  -73.2    901     901     901     0.0     1.0
600     -35.0   10.1    902     902     902     0.0     1.0
601     -61.2  -18.0    903     903     903     0.0     1.0
602     -65.2  -13.7    904     904     904     0.0     1.0
603     -25.2   15.2    905     905     905     0.0     1.0
604     -29.2   19.6    906     906     906     0.0     1.0
610     -55.5   -8.6    907     907     907     0.0     1.0
611     -33.2  -20.8    908     908     908     0.0     1.0
612     -28.4  -17.3    909     909     909     0.0     1.0
613     -24.6  -12.9    910     910     910     0.0     1.0
614     -65.9   14.4    911     911     911     0.0     1.0
615     -62.1   19.0    912     912     912     0.0     1.0
616     -57.3   22.4    913     913     913     0.0     1.0
# 013   -450.0  150.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 014   -450.0  50.0    00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 015   -450.0  -50.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 016   -450.0  -150.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 021   -350.0  350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 022   -350.0  250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 023   -350.0  150.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 024   -350.0  50.0    00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 025   -350.0  -50.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 026   -350.0  -150.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 027   -350.0  -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 028   -350.0  -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 030   -250.0  450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 031   -250.0  350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 032   -250.0  250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 035   -250.0  -50.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 036   -250.0  -150.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 037   -250.0  -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 038   -250.0  -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 039   -250.0  -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 040   -150.0  450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 041   -150.0  350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 042   -150.0  250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 047   -150.0  -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 048   -150.0  -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 049   -150.0  -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 050   -50.0   450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 051   -50.0   350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 052   -50.0   250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 053   -50.0   150.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 057   -59.2   -250.6  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 058   -50.0   -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 059   -50.0   -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 060   50.0    450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 061   50.0    350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 062   50.0    250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 063   50.0    150.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 067   50.0    -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 068   50.0    -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 069   50.0    -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 070   150.0   450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 071   150.0   350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 072   150.0   250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 077   150.0   -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 078   150.0   -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 079   150.0   -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 080   250.0   450.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 081   250.0   350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 082   250.0   250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 087   250.0   -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 088   250.0   -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 089   250.0   -450.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 091   350.0   350.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 092   350.0   250.0   00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 097   350.0   -250.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0
# 098   350.0   -350.0  00      000     000     0.0     1.0




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