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+[setup]
+boxlength 	= 100
+zstart		= 50
+levelmin	= 7
+levelmin_TF	= 7
+levelmax	= 8
+padding		= 8 
+overlap		= 4
+ref_offset	= 0.4, 0.4, 0.4
+ref_extent	= 0.2, 0.2, 0.2
+align_top	= yes
+baryons		= no
+use_2LPT	= no
+use_LLA		= no
+periodic_TF	= yes
+
+[cosmology]
+Omega_m		= 0.276
+Omega_L		= 0.724
+Omega_b		= 0.045
+H0		= 70.3
+sigma_8		= 0.811
+nspec		= 0.961
+transfer	= eisenstein  ##this cannot be changed yet!
+
+[random]
+seed[7]		= 12345
+seed[8]		= 23456
+
+[output]
+##generic FROLIC data format (used for testing)
+#format		= generic
+#filename	= debug.hdf5
+
+##ENZO - also outputs the settings for the parameter file
+#format		= enzo
+#filename	= ic.enzo
+
+##Gadget-2 (type=1: high-res particles, type=5: rest)
+##no gas possible at the moment
+format		= gadget2
+filename	= ics_gadget.dat
+shift_back      = yes
+
+##Grafic2 compatible format for use with RAMSES
+##option 'ramses_nml'=yes writes out a startup nml file
+#format		= grafic2	
+#filename	= ics_ramses
+#ramses_nml     = yes
+
+[poisson]
+accuracy	= 1e-5
+pre_smooth	= 3
+post_smooth	= 3
+smoother	= gs
+laplace_order	= 6
+grad_order	= 6
+