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+# Enables Java Mission Control's Flight Recorder for low overhead profiling.
+
+[depend]
+server
+
+[exec]
+-XX:+UnlockCommercialFeatures
+-XX:+FlightRecorder
+
+[license]
+Java Flight Recorder requires a commercial license for use in production.
+To learn more about commercial features and how to enable them please visit
+http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/