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@@ -700,10 +700,8 @@ one less than the number of significant bunary figures:
  artifacts in multipoint  statistics introduced by BitGroom 
  (see https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-377-2021).
 
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 # Debugging {#filters_debug}
 
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 Depending on the debugger one uses, debugging plugins can be very difficult.
 It may be necessary to use the old printf approach for debugging the filter itself.