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 ## Overview
 
 Typically you will run standard maven commands such as `mvn install` from the top-level directory (i.e. the directory
 that contains this `README` file).  The sections below explain how to build specific sub-projects independently.
 
 
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 ## Metrics
 
 To build the `metrics` sub-project independently, run this from the parent directory:
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     $ mvn -pl :common-config package
 
 
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 ## Utils
 
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 To build the `utils` sub-project independently, run this from the parent directory:
 
     $ mvn -pl :common-utils package
 
 
 ## License
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