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+target
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
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+## Quick Start
+
+Build the package with Maven 2.
+
+    mvn package
+
+Run the `-h` flag to see your options.
+
+    java --enable-preview -jar target/benchmarks-mem.jar -h
+
+A quick bench could be as follows.
+
+    java --enable-preview -jar target/benchmarks-mem.jar -i 1 -wi 1 -w 1 -t 1 -r 1 -f 0 -tu us