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Input Files Format
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The input file of abICS is constructed by the following four sections:

1. [replica] section
   Specify the parameters of the replica exchange Monte Carlo part, such as the number of replicas, the temperature range, and the number of Monte Carlo steps.
  
2. [solver] section
   Specify the parameters for the (first principle calculation) solver, including the type of solver (VASP, QE,...), the path to the solver, and the directory containing immutable input files.
   
3. [observer] section
   Specify the type of physical quantity to be calculated.

4. [config] section
   Specify the configuration of the alloy, etc.

The following sections describe the detail of each section.

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   :maxdepth: 1

   parameter_replica
   parameter_solver
   parameter_observer
   parameter_config