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+misc
+====
+
+This directory contains misc utils for running MPI jobs:
+- `submit_filter.pl` is a Torque submmit filter for creating a valid torque 
+  allocation request (-l nodes=XX:ppn=YY) depending on the available nodes in 
+  the system