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* Copyright (c) 2012 The Broad Institute
*
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package picard.cmdline;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Used to annotate a field in a CommandLineProgram that holds a instance containing @Option-annotated
* fields. To set a value for a nested option on the command line, use <member-name>.<option>=value.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
@Documented
public @interface NestedOptions {
/** Text that appears for this group of options in text describing usage of the command line program. */
String doc() default "";
}