Preparing to Use DME CLI

If you decide to use the CLI to perform various activities in DME, the following steps are pre-requisites: 

1. Prepare Java:
   1. Download Java 1.8.x from the following page: 
      https://www.java.com/en/download/
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   2. Install Java, as described in the following installation instructions: 
      https://www.java.com/en/download/help/index_installing.xml
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   3. Update your PATH environment variable with the Java executable folder. For example: 
      c:/jdk1.8_13/bin 
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      https://java.com/en/download/help/path.xml
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   4. Open a cmd or shell window. Type the following command to make sure it displays the version you intended to install:

      java –version

2. Prepare the DME CLI:
   1. If you are using Windows, decide how you will use the command line utilities: 
      • Install Cygwin as described in the following site:
        https://www.cygwin.com/
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      • Open a terminal cmd window.

   2. Use the following command to clone DME utilities to your local machine:

      Git clone https://github.com/CBIIT/HPC_DME_APIs

      
      

   3. For further instructions, refer to the following file: 
      https://github.com/CBIIT/HPC_DME_APIs/blob/master/utils/README.md
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