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+#!/usr/bin/zsh 
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+### Job Parameters 
+#SBATCH --ntasks=8              # Ask for 8 MPI tasks
+#SBATCH --time=00:15:00         # Run time of 15 minutes
+#SBATCH --job-name=example_job  # Sets the job name
+#SBATCH --output=stdout.txt     # redirects stdout and stderr to stdout.txt
+#SBATCH --account=<project-id>  # Insertg your project-id or delete this line
+
+### Program Code
+srun hostname
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