diff --git a/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh b/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh
index b54ab813a..91a6d8cd9 100755
--- a/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh
+++ b/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_adia0D/
 executables="adia0D"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/src/config/as2017_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/src/config/as2017_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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diff --git a/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh b/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh
index 3cf2aabdc..00acf5f90 100755
--- a/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh
+++ b/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_adia0D/
 executables="adia0D"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/src/config/cuspbifurc_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/src/config/cuspbifurc_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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diff --git a/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh b/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh
index 95126bd45..122debf89 100755
--- a/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh
+++ b/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_shima2009/
 executables="golcolls longcolls lowlistcolls"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile} golovin long lowlist"
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diff --git a/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh b/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh
index 23f52c345..5fc8c559d 100755
--- a/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh
+++ b/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_const2D/
 executables="const2D"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/constthermo2d/src/config/const2d_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/constthermo2d/src/config/const2d_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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diff --git a/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh b/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh
index ab36b66e4..4d71a5e0a 100755
--- a/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh
+++ b/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_divfree2D/
 executables="divfree2D"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/divfreemotion/src/config/divfree2d_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/divfreemotion/src/config/divfree2d_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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diff --git a/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh b/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh
index 782df5b93..9e7cfd7b5 100755
--- a/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh
+++ b/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ path2CLEO=${HOME}/CLEO/
 path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_eurec4a1D/
 executables="eurec4a1D"
 
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/eurec4a1d/src/config/eurec4a1d_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/eurec4a1d/src/config/eurec4a1d_config.yaml
 pythonscript=""
 script_args=""
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diff --git a/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh b/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh
index e66a58da4..1ae9cf9ae 100755
--- a/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh
+++ b/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_rshaft1D/
 executables="rshaft1D"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/rainshaft1d/src/config/rain1d_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/rainshaft1d/src/config/rain1d_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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diff --git a/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh b/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh
index bd58a2b09..5757c93e1 100755
--- a/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh
+++ b/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_spdtest/
 executables="spdtest"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/speedtest/speedtest.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/speedtest/src/config/speedtest_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/speedtest/src/config/speedtest_config.yaml
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diff --git a/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.sh b/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.sh
index aff321fa1..d6c3c361e 100755
--- a/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.sh
+++ b/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ path2build=${HOME}/CLEO/build_yac1/
 executables="yac1"
 
 pythonscript=${path2CLEO}/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.py
-configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/yac/fromfile/src/config/yac1_fromfile_config.txt
+configfile=${path2CLEO}/examples/yac/fromfile/src/config/yac1_fromfile_config.yaml
 script_args="${configfile}"
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