The initialization file contains NCL commands that are executed
    when you start NCL; that is, before you receive the NCL prompt.
    Alternatively, the initialization file is executed prior to
    executing an NCL script file that is specified as part of a DCL
    command line. In the following example, the initialization file
    will be executed before the ROUTING.NCL script:
    $ ncl @routing.ncl
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