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  git clone https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/fisheye/git/dfdl.git

we are currently working (collectively) all on a branch so you must also issue the command:

 git checkout newBackEnd

Requirements

Daffodil requires Java 1.6 or higher. All scripts provided for running and testing are written in bash and tested in GNU Linux. Those scripts are not required though, so Daffodil should be able to run in other platforms as long as Java is installed

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