diff --git a/hyracks-core/src/main/scripts/run.cmd b/hyracks-core/src/main/scripts/run.cmd
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-@ECHO OFF
-SETLOCAL
-
-:: Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-:: contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-:: this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-:: The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-:: (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-:: the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-::
-::     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-::
-:: Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-:: distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-:: WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-:: See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-:: limitations under the License.
-
-:: JAVA classpath
-:: Use the local variable CLASSPATH to add custom entries (e.g. JDBC drivers) to
-:: the classpath. Separate multiple paths with ":". Enclose the value
-:: in double quotes. Adding additional files or locations on separate
-:: lines makes things clearer.
-:: Note: If under running under cygwin use "/cygdrive/c/..." for "C:/..."
-:: Example:
-::
-::     Set the CLASSPATH to a jar file and a directory.  Note that
-::     "classes dir" is a directory of class files with a space in the name.
-::
-:: CLASSPATH="usr/local/Product1/lib/product.jar"
-:: CLASSPATH="${CLASSPATH}:../MyProject/classes dir"
-::
-SET CLASSPATH="@classpath@"
-
-:: JVM parameters
-:: If you want to modify the default parameters (e.g. maximum heap size -Xmx)
-:: for the Java virtual machine set the local variable JVM_PARAMETERS below
-:: Example:
-:: JVM_PARAMETERS=-Xms100M -Xmx200M
-::
-:: Below are the JVM parameters needed to do remote debugging using Intellij
-:: IDEA.  Uncomment and then do: JVM_PARAMETERS="$IDEA_REMOTE_DEBUG_PARAMS"
-:: IDEA_REMOTE_DEBUG_PARAMS="-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005"
-::
-:: JVM_PARAMETERS=
-
-:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-:: Default configuration. Do not modify below this line.
-:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-:: Application specific parameters
-
-SET MAIN_CLASS=@main.class@
-SET JVM_PARAMS=@jvm.params@
-
-:: Try to find java virtual machine
-IF NOT DEFINED JAVA (
-  IF NOT DEFINED JAVA_HOME SET JAVA="java.exe"
-  IF DEFINED JAVA_HOME SET JAVA="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
-)
-
-:: Run program
-%JAVA% %JVM_PARAMS% %JVM_PARAMETERS% -classpath %CLASSPATH% %MAIN_CLASS% %*
diff --git a/hyracks-core/src/main/scripts/run.sh b/hyracks-core/src/main/scripts/run.sh
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index df04b73..0000000
--- a/hyracks-core/src/main/scripts/run.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# JAVA classpath
-# Use the local variable CLASSPATH to add custom entries (e.g. JDBC drivers) to
-# the classpath. Separate multiple paths with ":". Enclose the value
-# in double quotes. Adding additional files or locations on separate
-# lines makes things clearer.
-# Note: If under running under cygwin use "/cygdrive/c/..." for "C:/..."
-# Example:
-#
-#     Set the CLASSPATH to a jar file and a directory.  Note that
-#     "classes dir" is a directory of class files with a space in the name.
-#
-# CLASSPATH="usr/local/Product1/lib/product.jar"
-# CLASSPATH="${CLASSPATH}:../MyProject/classes dir"
-#
-if [ -z "$CLASSPATH" ]; then
-    CLASSPATH="@classpath@"
-else
-    CLASSPATH="@classpath@:$CLASSPATH"
-fi
-
-# JVM parameters
-# If you want to modify the default parameters (e.g. maximum heap size -Xmx)
-# for the Java virtual machine set the local variable JVM_PARAMETERS below
-# Example:
-# JVM_PARAMETERS=-Xms100M -Xmx200M
-#
-# Below are the JVM parameters needed to do remote debugging using Intellij
-# IDEA.  Uncomment and then do: JVM_PARAMETERS="$IDEA_REMOTE_DEBUG_PARAMS"
-# IDEA_REMOTE_DEBUG_PARAMS="-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005"
-#
-# JVM_PARAMETERS=
-
-#run with shared memory setup
-#if [ -n "${RUN_SHARED_MEM}"]; then
-#  JVM_PARAMETERS="${JVM_PARAMETERS} -Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_shmem,server=n,address=javadebug,suspend=y"
-#fi
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Default configuration. Do not modify below this line.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Application specific parameters
-
-MAIN_CLASS="@main.class@"
-JVM_PARAMS="@jvm.params@"
-
-# Cygwin support.  $cygwin _must_ be set to either true or false.
-case "`uname`" in
-  CYGWIN*) cygwin=true ;;
-  *) cygwin=false ;;
-esac
-
-# For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched
-if $cygwin; then
-  [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] &&
-    JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME"`
-  [ -n "$CLASSPATH" ] &&
-    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --unix "$CLASSPATH"`
-fi
-
-# Try to find java virtual machine
-if [ -z "${JAVA}" ];  then
-  if [ -z "${JAVA_HOME}" ]; then
-    JAVA=java
-  else
-    JAVA=${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java
-  fi
-fi
-
-# Try to find directory where this script is located
-COMMAND="${PWD}/$0"
-if [ ! -f "${COMMAND}" ]; then
-	COMMAND="$0"
-fi
-BASEDIR=`expr "${COMMAND}" : '\(.*\)/\.*'`
-
-# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
-if $cygwin; then
-#  JAVA=`cygpath --path --windows "$JAVA"`
-  CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
-fi
-
-# Run program
-${JAVA} ${JVM_PARAMS} ${JVM_PARAMETERS} -classpath "${CLASSPATH}" ${MAIN_CLASS} $*