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      This section describes how to start and stop the Broker, and outlines the various command line options.
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      For additional details about the broker configuration store and related command line arguments see
      <a class="xref" href="Java-Broker-Initial-Configuration.html" title="Chapter 5. Initial Configuration">Chapter 5, <em>Initial Configuration</em></a>.
      The broker is fully configurable via its Web Management Console, for details of this see
      <a class="xref" href="Java-Broker-Management-Channel-Web-Console.html" title="6.2. Web Management Console">Section 6.2, “Web Management Console”</a>.
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