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+/*
+ * -------------------------------------------------
+ *  nfcore/isoseq 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 {
+}