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  25 
  26 /**
  27  * Provides the API to attach to a Java™ virtual machine.
  28  * <p>
  29  * A tool, written in the Java Language, uses this API to attach to a target
  30  * virtual machine (VM) and load its tool agent into the target VM. For
  31  * example, a management console might have a management agent which it uses
  32  * to  obtain management information from instrumented objects in a Java
  33  * virtual machine. If the management console is required to manage
  34  * an application that is running in a virtual machine that does not include
  35  * the management agent, then this API can be used to attach to the target
  36  * VM and load the agent.
  37  *
  38  * @since 1.6
  39  */
  40 
  41 @jdk.Exported
  42 package com.sun.tools.attach;