International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. G. ch. 2.2, pp. 20-36
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060000728

Chapter 2.2. Specification of the Crystallographic Information File (CIF)

Chapter index

Acta Crystallographica 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2
archiving 2.2.1, 2.2.4
area detectors 2.2.5.3
ASCII 2.2.3, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.1.5, 2.2.7.2.2
ATOM_SITE
_atom_site_fract_x 2.2.7.4.4
_atom_site_fract_y 2.2.7.4.4
_atom_site_fract_z 2.2.7.4.4
_atom_site.fract_x 2.2.7.4.4
AUDIT_CONFORM 2.2.6
AUDIT_LINK 2.2.6
backslash, use in line-folding protocol 2.2.7.4.11, 2.2.7.4.11
Backus–Naur form
CIF syntax 2.2.7.1
binary data 2.2.5.3
block code 2.2.2, 2.2.7.1.2
length 2.2.4.4, 2.2.7.1.9.2
case sensitivity 2.2.3, 2.2.4.5, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.8
category 2.2.7.4.4
CELL
_cell_length_a 2.2.7.4.6
character set
allowed in CIF 2.2.4, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.1.5, 2.2.7.1.9.1, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.1
CIF
application of STAR File 2.2.1
formal grammar 2.2.7.1
formal specification document 2.2.7
implementation restrictions 2.2.7.1.9
semantics 2.2.5, 2.2.7.4
specification 2.2.1
syntax 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1
terminology 2.2.2, 2.2.7.1.2
version identification 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.10
COMCIFS 2.2.1, 2.2.4.4
comment 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3.1, 2.2.7.4.11, 2.2.7.1
compliance 2.2.6, 2.2.7.4.12
computer programs
Star_Base 2.2.1
Content-Encoding (MIME header) 2.2.5.3
content handler 2.2.5.3, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.4.9
Content-Type (MIME header) 2.2.5.3
context, within data structure 2.2.1
context-sensitive productions (formal grammar) 2.2.7.2.1, 2.2.7.3
control character 2.2.7.2.2
controlled vocabulary 2.2.7.4.1
conventions, alternative
units (CIF), deprecated 2.2.7.4.6
data_ (STAR File keyword) 2.2.3, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3.1
data block 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3.1, 2.2.7.3.1
intra-file relationship 2.2.6
uniqueness 2.2.3
data item 2.2.2, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3.1
order independence 2.2.1, 2.2.5, 2.2.7.1.4
relationships 2.2.7.4.1, 2.2.7.4.4, 2.2.7.4.7
data name 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4
alias 2.2.7.4.3
case insensitivity 2.2.3
construction 2.2.5.1, 2.2.7.4.4
decomposition into category and item components (DDL2) 2.2.7.4.4
length 2.2.3, 2.2.4.4, 2.2.7.1.9.2
local 2.2.7.4.5
semantics 2.2.5.1
uniqueness 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4
data type 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.7
character 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.7.1
extended types 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.4.7.2
extended types (DDL2) 2.2.5.2
inferred 2.2.7.4.7.1
null 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.7.1
numeric 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.4.7.1
primitive 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.7.1
standard uncertainty 2.2.5.2
uchar 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.7.1
data value 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4
default 2.2.5.2
inapplicable ( .) 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.8
missing ( ?) 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.4.8
DDL 2.2.7.4.3
DDL1 2.2.7.4.3, 2.2.7.4.7, 2.2.7.4.7.2
DDL1 (Dictionary Definition Language)
_type_conditions 2.2.7.4.7.2
DDL2 2.2.7.4.3, 2.2.7.4.7, 2.2.7.4.7.2
DDL2 (Dictionary Definition Language)
_item_type_conditions.code 2.2.5.2
dictionary 2.2.7.4.1
identification 2.2.7.4.12
EBCDIC 2.2.4.1
encoding 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.1.5, 2.2.7.4.9
external reference file 2.2.6, 2.2.7.4.3
frame code 2.2.7.1.2
length 2.2.7.1.9.2
uniqueness 2.2.7.1.4
ftp 2.2.4.2
GEOM_BOND
_geom_bond_site_symmetry_1 2.2.5.2
global_ (STAR File keyword) 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.9.5
global block
forbidden in CIF 2.2.7.1.9.5
Greek letters 2.2.7.4.14
image data 2.2.5.3
interoperability 2.2.6
IUCr 2.2.1
lexical scan 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2
line folding 2.2.7.4.11
line length
CIF 2.2.3, 2.2.4.3, 2.2.4.3, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.1.9.1, 2.2.7.4.11
line terminator 2.2.4.2, 2.2.4.2, 2.2.7.1.7, 2.2.7.2.2
multi-platform convention 2.2.7.1.7, 2.2.7.2.2
loop_ (STAR File keyword) 2.2.3, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3
looped list 2.2.1, 2.2.2
nesting prohibited in CIF 2.2.2, 2.2.7.1.9.3
magic number 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.10
metadata 2.2.6, 2.2.6, 2.2.6
MIME
candidate content headers in CIF 2.2.5.3
Content-Encoding 2.2.5.3
Content-Type 2.2.5.3
multi-byte character set 2.2.4.1
name space 2.2.7.4.5
NMRStar 2.2.1
ontology 2.2.7.4.1
operating-system dependence 2.2.4, 2.2.7.1.7, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2
parsing rules 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2
portability 2.2.1, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.7.1.5
production (formal grammar) 2.2.7.2.1
protocols
dictionary merging 2.2.7.4.12
line folding 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.4.11
network file sharing 2.2.7.1.7
PUBL
_publ_manuscript_creation 2.2.5.3
_publ_manuscript_processed 2.2.5.3
quoted text string 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.4.7.1, 2.2.7.4.11
record padding 2.2.4.2
redundancy 2.2.7.2.1
reserved feature 2.2.1, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.9.4, 2.2.7.1.9.5, 2.2.7.4.5
reserved prefix (CIF data names) 2.2.7.4.5
reserved words (STAR) 2.2.1, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.9.5, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.1
case insensitivity 2.2.4.5
save_ (STAR File keyword) 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3.1
save frame 2.2.7.1.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.3.1, 2.2.7.3.1
data definition block (DDL2) 2.2.2
nested 2.2.7.1.4
reference 2.2.3, 2.2.7.1.9.4
uniqueness 2.2.7.1.4
use in CIF dictionary 2.2.1
scientific notation 2.2.5.2
special characters 2.2.4.1, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.5, 2.2.7.4.10, 2.2.7.4.13, 2.2.7.4.16
standard uncertainty
attribute of data definition (DDL1) 2.2.7.4.7.2
attribute of data definition (DDL2) 2.2.5.2
Star_Base 2.2.1
STAR File
lack of data typing 2.2.1
syntax restrictions in CIF 2.2.4.4
stop_ (STAR File keyword) 2.2.3, 2.2.7.3
subscripts (markup in CIF) 2.2.7.4.16
superscripts (markup in CIF) 2.2.7.4.16
syntax
STAR File 2.2.1
taxonomy 2.2.7.4.1
text string 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.4.7.1
tokenization 2.2.3, 2.2.3, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.2.2, 2.2.7.2.2
typographic markup 2.2.5.3, 2.2.5.3, 2.2.7.4.10, 2.2.7.4.13, 2.2.7.4.17
Unicode 2.2.4.1, 2.2.7.1.5
units 2.2.7.4.6
alternative (deprecated) 2.2.7.4.6
validation 2.2.7.2.1, 2.2.7.4.5
web sites
World Wide Web Consortium: http://www.w3.org/ 2.2.7.2.2
white space 2.2.3, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.4, 2.2.7.1.6, 2.2.7.3, 2.2.7.3.1, 2.2.7.1
elision of trailing 2.2.4.2
XML 2.2.7.2.2