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+/*
+* -------------------------------------------------
+*  nfcore/pacvar custom profile Nextflow config file
+* -------------------------------------------------
+* Config options for custom environments.
+* Cluster-specific config options should be saved
+* in the conf/pipeline/pacvar folder and imported
+* under a profile name here.
+*/
+
+profiles {
+}