To run the quickstart example script: sdss_quickstart.sh To prepare the full SDSS mask: Download the SDSS window and mask files from the mangle website at http://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/mangle/download/data.html or from the NYU VAGC: http://sdss.physics.nyu.edu/lss////lss/ download window..ply and mask..ply e.g. for the safe0 sample for fixed version of Data Release 6, go to http://sdss.physics.nyu.edu/lss/dr6fix/safe/0/lss/ and download window.dr6fixsafe0.ply and mask.dr6fixsafe0.ply then run the mangle_sdss.sh script: mangle_sdss.sh e.g.: mangle_sdss.sh dr6fix safe0 This will balkanize the window function and the holes together.