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/**
 * Contains various Directory Server tool implementations.  These tools may be
 * either clients that communicate with the server over protocol (e.g.,
 * ldapsearch, ldapmodify, etc.), or those that help launch some administrative
 * operation (e.g., LDIF import/export, backend backup/restore, etc.).
 * <BR><BR>
 * All command-line tools should use the argument parsing capabilities defined
 * in the <CODE>com.sun.directory.util.args</CODE> package for a consistent and
 * full-featured manner for interacting with command-line arguments and
 * providing usage information.
 * <BR><BR>
 * Further, all tools that communicate with the server over protocol should have
 * the ability to make use of a centralized configuration so that they can share
 * a set of default values for the protocol, address, port, use or non-use of
 * SSL, etc. if no value is given.
 */
@org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
     stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.PRIVATE)
package org.opends.server.tools;