0.16alpha.44: file i/o fixes, cigar strings
0.16alpha.44: file i/o fixes, cigar strings

mr-c/snap,jelson/snap,amplab/snap,jelson/snap,mr-c/snap,Blahah/snap,jelson/snap,Blahah/snap,Blahah/snap,amplab/snap,amplab/snap,mr-c/snap