README
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For an overview of DynamoDB Local please refer to the documentation at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Tools.html 

Enhancements in this release 
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This release provides support for in-memory execution and ability to provide the database file location. 

DynamoDB Local added support for Global Secondary Indexes (GSI) in 2013-12-12 release. This release includes a fix for GSI query as reported by some customers. For an overview on GSI, refer to the documentation at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/GSI.html

Running DynamoDB Local 
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This release adds additional command line parameters. 
java -Djava.library.path=./DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar DynamoDBLocal.jar [-port <port-no.>] [-inMemory] [-dbPath <path>]

Available Options:
 -dbPath <path>     Specify the location of your database file. Default is
                    the current directory.
 -inMemory          When specified, DynamoDB Local will run in memory.
 -port <port-no.>   Specify a port number. Default is 8000
 -help              Display DynamoDB Local usage and options.

Note that -inMemory and -dbPath options cannot be used together.

