A "heredoc" is a way of pasting words onto the commandline
and having them end up in a file.  Copy and paste everything
below the line (starting with "cat << EOF"  and drop it into
a command-line terminal in the processing directory:

#----------------------------------


cat << EOF > q_py.cnt

### q_py.cnt contents

## python processing

 --yearbase 2009             ## required, for decimal day conversion
                             ##     (year of first data)
 --cruisename ps0918_manual  ## *must* match prefix in config dir
 --dbname aship              ## database name; in adcpdb.  eg. a0918
                             ##
 --datatype uhdas            ## datafile type
 --sonar os75bb              ## specify instrument letters, frequency,
                             ##     (and ping type for ocean surveyors)
 --ens_len  300              ## averages of 300sec duration
                             ##
 --update_gbin               ## required for this kind of processing
 --configtype  python        ## file used in config/ dirctory is python
                             ##
 --ping_headcorr             ## ps0918_manual_proc.py says use HDT first,
                             ##    correct to ashtech
 --max_search_depth 1500     ## try to identify the bottom and eliminate
                             ##    data below the bottom IF topo says
                             ##    the bottom is shallower than 1000m


EOF



## ----------- don't copy this part! -----------


Now if you type

    cat q_py.cnt

you should see the file.