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+package lombok.core;
+
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.net.URI;
+
+/**
+ * This class is used as main class for the lombok jar; this way, if the jar is run as java app, the user is pointed
+ * at documentation about lombok.
+ */
+public class ShowUserHelp {
+	private static final URI ABOUT_LOMBOK_URL = URI.create("http://wiki.github.com/rzwitserloot/lombok");
+	
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		boolean browserOpened = false;
+		try {
+			Desktop.getDesktop().browse(ABOUT_LOMBOK_URL);
+			browserOpened = true;
+		} catch ( Exception ignore ) {}
+		
+		String version = Version.getVersion();
+		final String nextStep = browserOpened ? "See your browser window" :
+			String.format("Browse to %s", ABOUT_LOMBOK_URL);
+		
+		System.out.printf("About lombok v%s\n" +
+				"Lombok makes java better by providing very spicy additions to the Java programming language," +
+				"such as using @Getter to automatically generate a getter method for any field.\n\n%s" +
+				" for more information about the lombok project, and how to" +
+				"install it into your programming environment. If you are just using javac (the java compiler)," +
+				"just use this jar, no further steps needed.", version, nextStep);
+	}
+}