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+Hyracks CLI Commands
+
+  * Connecting to a Hyracks Cluster Controller
+
+    connect to "<hostname>[:<port>]";
+
+  * Creating an application
+
+    create application <application name> "<absolute path to HAR file>";
+
+  * Destroying an application
+
+    destroy application <application name>;