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+-Dfile.encoding=UTF8
+-Xms1G
+-Xmx3G
+-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=350M
+-XX:+TieredCompilation
+-XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit
+# effectively adds GC to Perm space
+-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
+# must be enabled for CMSClassUnloadingEnabled to work
+-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
+-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=2G