diff --git a/launch_test.sh b/launch_test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+#SBATCH --job-name=slurm_test
+#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
+#SBATCH --mem-per-cpu=1G
+
+touch $HOME/test.sh
+echo "this is a test" >$HOME/test.sh