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Ambari-Shell is distributed as a single-file executable jar. The **uber jar**
is generated with the help of spring-boot-maven-plugin available at: http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.0.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#executable-jar. Spring 

Spring-Boot also provides a helper to launch those jars: http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.0.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#executable-jar-launching).

After compiling the project, the shell is ready to use (make sure you use Java 7 or above).

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A good approach is to use the `hint` command - as the Ambari UI, this will give you hints about the available commands and the flow of of 

creating or configuring a cluster. You can always use TAB for completion or available parameters.

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