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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+zkaddress = localhost:2181/solr
+
+cd ..
+
+rm -r -f example2
+rm -r -f example3
+rm -r -f example4
+rm -r -f example5
+rm -r -f example6
+
+rm -r -f dist
+rm -r -f build
+rm -r -f example/solr/zoo_data
+rm -r -f example/solr/data
+rm -f example/example.log
+
+ant example dist
+
+cp -r -f example example2
+cp -r -f example example3
+cp -r -f example example4
+cp -r -f example example5
+cp -r -f example example6
+
+java -classpath lib/*:dist/*:build/lucene-libs/* org.apache.solr.cloud.ZkController "$zkaddress" 8983 example/solr/conf conf1
+
+cd example
+java -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DnumShards=2 -DSTOP.PORT=7983 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example2
+java -Djetty.port=7574 -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DSTOP.PORT=6574 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example2.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example3
+java -Djetty.port=7575 -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DSTOP.PORT=6575 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example3.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example4
+java -Djetty.port=7576 -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DSTOP.PORT=6576 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example4.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example5
+java -Djetty.port=7577 -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DSTOP.PORT=6577 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example5.log 2>&1 &
+
+cd ../example6
+java -Djetty.port=7578 -DzkHost="$zkaddress" -DSTOP.PORT=6578 -DSTOP.KEY=key -jar start.jar 1>example6.log 2>&1 &