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~~ Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Stephen Ostermiller
~~ https://ostermiller.org/contact.pl?regarding=Java+Utilities
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~~ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
~~ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
~~ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
~~ (at your option) any later version.
~~
~~ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
~~ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
~~ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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~~ See LICENSE.txt for details.
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Installation Instructions for the com.Ostermiller.util Java Utilities

* Install the binary jar file (ostermillerutils-${project.version}.jar)

  The binary jar file can be used as a dependency for your application.  Binary packages can be obtained from the {{{./download.html}download page}}.
  Place the jar file somewhere that it can be found by your application.  Use one of the following
  options:

    * Put the jar file in the Java extensions directory. (<<<$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext/>>>)

    * Set your <<<CLASSPATH>>> environment variable to include the jar file.

    * Specify the jar file in the command line classpath when you compile
    and run your programs.

    * Extract the jar file to a folder already in your classpath.

    * Include the contents of the jar file in your program's jar file.

    * Reference the jar file from the manifest file in your program's jar file.
