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+Java bytecode engineering toolkit
+# Javassist version 3
+
+### Copyright (C) 1999- by Shigeru Chiba, All rights reserved.
+
+Javassist (JAVA programming ASSISTant) makes Java bytecode manipulation
+simple. It is a class library for editing bytecodes in Java; it enables Java
+programs to define a new class at runtime and to modify a class file when the
+JVM loads it. Unlike other similar bytecode editors, Javassist provides two
+levels of API: source level and bytecode level. If the users use the source-
+level API, they can edit a class file without knowledge of the specifications
+of the Java bytecode. The whole API is designed with only the vocabulary of
+the Java language. You can even specify inserted bytecode in the form of
+source text; Javassist compiles it on the fly. On the other hand, the
+bytecode-level API allows the users to directly edit a class file as other
+editors.
+
+This software is distributed under the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1,
+the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later, or
+the Apache License Version 2.0.
+
+## Files
+
+  * [License.html](License.html)
+License file (Also see the copyright notices below)
+
+  * [tutorial/tutorial.html](tutorial/tutorial.html)
+Tutorial
+
+  * ./javassist.jar
+The Javassist jar file (class files)
+
+  * ./src/main
+The source files
+
+  * [html/index.html](html/index.html)
+The top page of the Javassist API document.