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@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ To run the C and python tests of the installed `hotwheels` components, run:
 python -m hotwheels.checkup hotwheels
 ```
 
+
+## Environment variables
+
+Here below some relevant environment variables to change hotwheels default settings:
+
+| Environment Variable | Description                                                                                           |
+|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `CC`                | C compiler (defaults to `gcc`).                                                                      |
+| `MPICC`             | MPI C compiler (defaults to `mpicc`).                                                                |
+| `CXX`               | C++ compiler (defaults to `g++`).                                                                    |
+| `MPICXX`            | MPI C++ compiler (defaults to `mpicxx`).                                                             |
+| `HW_BUILD`          | Folder with runtime-generated headers, and C/C++ compiled object files.                              |
+| `HW_DATA`           | Folder where downloaded test initial conditions (ICs) should be placed.                              |
+| `DEBUG`             | Set to `1` to enable additional verbose output for debugging purposes.                               |
+| `C_INCLUDE_PATH`    | *(used by the gnu compiler)* Search path for C headers, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.       |
+| `CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH`|  *(used by the gnu compiler)* Search path for C++ headers, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.     |
+| `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`   | *(used by linux)*  Search path for runtime libraries, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.|
+
+
 # Install the developer way
 
 ## Install custom versions
@@ -67,22 +86,3 @@ If you want to also create a multi-windows tmux session where each panel corresp
 
 You can insert a personalised number of repos by running for instance `cloneall.bash [..] -r core octree` (will only download core and octree module).
 
-
-
-## Environment variables
-
-Here below some relevant environment variables to change hotwheels default settings:
-
-| Environment Variable | Description                                                                                           |
-|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `CC`                | C compiler (defaults to `gcc`).                                                                      |
-| `MPICC`             | MPI C compiler (defaults to `mpicc`).                                                                |
-| `CXX`               | C++ compiler (defaults to `g++`).                                                                    |
-| `MPICXX`            | MPI C++ compiler (defaults to `mpicxx`).                                                             |
-| `HW_BUILD`          | Folder with runtime-generated headers, and C/C++ compiled object files.                              |
-| `HW_DATA`           | Folder where downloaded test initial conditions (ICs) should be placed.                              |
-| `DEBUG`             | Set to `1` to enable additional verbose output for debugging purposes.                               |
-| `C_INCLUDE_PATH`    | *(used by the gnu compiler)* Search path for C headers, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.       |
-| `CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH`|  *(used by the gnu compiler)* Search path for C++ headers, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.     |
-| `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`   | *(used by linux)*  Search path for runtime libraries, should include paths for required libraries like `gsl` and `fftw3`.|
-