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+HTrace
+======
+HTrace is a tracing framework intended for use with distributed systems written in java.
+
+<!-- API -->
+<!-- --- -->
+<!-- Using HTrace requires some instrumentation. -->
+<!-- 1. Add additional information -->
+
+Testing Information
+-------------------------------
+
+The test that creates a sample trace (TestHTrace) takes a command line argument telling it where to write span information.
+Run mvn test -DspanFile="FILE\_PATH" to write span information to
+FILE_PATH. If no file is specified, span information will be written
+to standard out. If span information is written to a file, you can use
+the included graphDrawer python script in tools/ to create a simple
+visualization of the trace.
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-HTrace is a lightweight tracing library written in java.
-
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-Testing Information
-
-The test that creates a sample trace (TestHTrace) takes a command line argument telling it where to write span information.
-Run mvn test -DspanFile="FILE_PATH" to write span information to
-FILE_PATH. If no file is specified, span information will be written
-to standard out. If span information is written to a file, you can use
-the included graphDrawer python script in tools/ to create a simple
-visualization of the trace.
