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# Starting Karaf

Karaf is an OSGi container. It provides the runtime for Vaandroid. The karaf-run script will enable the debugger, set environment variables, and start the container.

To Start Karaf

```
cd <karaf-directory-parent>
./karaf-run
> bundle:watch *

```

To Stop Karaf

```
> halt
```

To View The Log

```
> display
```

To Continuously View The Log

```
> log:tail
```

See the [Karaf Manual](http://karaf.apache.org/manual/latest) for installing and managing the container.

| Shortcut | Alias |
|---|---|
| w | bundle:watch |
| t | log:tail |
| d | log:display |

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