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@@ -3,26 +3,38 @@ Percolation for node-distributed data
 
 How to run
 ==========
-Following packages are required
-    CMake
-    MPI (testing on MPICH2)
+The following packages are required
+* CMake
+* MPI (tested on MPICH2)
 
 Visual Studio Code
 ==================
-Settings for Visual Studio Code are included (.vscode)
+Settings for Visual Studio Code are included (.vscode).
 Runs out-of-the-box on a linux machine with the following packages installed:
-    visual studio code
-    gcc
-    gdb
-    CMake
-    MPI
-    clang-format
+* visual studio code
+* gcc
+* gdb
+* CMake
+* MPI
+* clang-format
+    
+Settings
+==================
+For examples on how to build and run the code, see the visual studio tasks (.vscode/tasks.json)
+
+Set the compile flag `SINGLENODE` for running sequentially
+
+Set the compile flag `COMMUNICATION` for running parallel
 
 Using shell-commands
 ==================
-When started from the main folder
-scripts/build_make.sh builds and compiles different versions
-parallel or multiple: Version for multiple nodes
-parallel-collectives or multiple-collectives: Version for multiple nodes with MPI Collectives where possible
-sequential or single: Version for a single node, the sequential algorithm
+When started from the main folder, `scripts/build_make.sh` builds and compiles different versions:
+* `parallel` or `multiple`: Version for multiple nodes
+* `parallel-collectives` or `multiple-collectives`: Version for multiple nodes with MPI Collectives where possible
+* `sequential` or `single`: Version for a single node, the sequential algorithm
+
+Data
+==================
+A raw data set can be loaded with `inputMode 3` (see task _isotroph_). An average and rms value need to be specified.
 
+Random data is sampled for `inputMode 20`