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+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
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diff --git a/startYACY - Copy.bat.cmd b/startYACY - Copy.bat.cmd
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+@Echo Off
+title YaCy
+
+REM setting startup type for proper restart
+if not exist DATA md DATA
+echo . >DATA\yacy.noconsole
+
+Rem Setting the classpath
+Set CLASSPATH=lib\yacycore.jar
+
+REM Please change the "javastart" settings in the web-interface "Basic Configuration" -> "Advanced" 
+set jmx=
+set jms=
+set javacmd=-Xmx600m
+set priolvl=10
+set priority=/BELOWNORMAL
+if exist DATA\SETTINGS\httpProxy.conf GoTo :RENAMEINDEX
+if exist DATA\SETTINGS\yacy.conf GoTo :GETSTARTOPTS
+
+:STARTJAVA
+set javacmd=%javacmd% -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dsolr.directoryFactory=solr.MMapDirectoryFactory -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+
+Rem Starting YaCy
+Echo Generated classpath:%CLASSPATH%
+Echo JRE Parameters:%javacmd%
+Echo Priority:%priority%
+Echo ***************************************************************************
+Echo.
+Echo If you see a message like "java" not found, you probably have to install Java.
+Echo.
+Echo You can download Java at http://java.com/
+Echo.
+Echo ***************************************************************************
+Rem commandline parameter added for -config option, like -config "port=8090" "adminAccount=admin:password" 
+Rem special parameter "adminAccount=admin:password" calculates and sets new admin-pwd
+Rem any parameter in yacy.conf can me modified this way (make sure to use correct upper/lower case)
+
+start %priority% java %javacmd% -classpath %CLASSPATH% net.yacy.yacy %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
+
+Echo You can close the console safely now.
+
+GoTo :END
+
+Rem PUBLIC is now freeworld (r4575)
+:RENAMEINDEX
+for /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i in (DATA\SETTINGS\httpProxy.conf) do (
+    if "%%i"=="network.unit.name" set networkname=%%j
+)
+if not defined networkname set networkname=PUBLIC
+cd DATA\INDEX
+ren PUBLIC %networkname%
+cd ..
+cd ..
+
+Rem This target is used to read java runtime parameters out of the yacy config file
+:GETSTARTOPTS
+for /F "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i in (DATA\SETTINGS\yacy.conf) do (
+	if "%%i"=="javastart_Xmx" set jmx=%%j
+	if "%%i"=="javastart_priority" set priolvl=%%j
+)
+if defined jmx set javacmd=-%jmx%
+if defined jms set javacmd=-%jms% %javacmd%
+if defined priolvl (
+	if %priolvl% == 20 set priority=/LOW
+	if %priolvl% == 10 set priority=/BELOWNORMAL
+)
+
+GoTo :STARTJAVA
+
+Rem Target needed to jump to the end of the file
+:END