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+pipeline{
+    agent{
+        any
+    }
+    stages{
+        stage("git check out"){
+            steps{
+                git branch: 'main', url: 'https://github.com/techporttutor/Addressbookproject.git' 
+             }
+            stage("maven build"){
+            steps{
+                sh 'mvn clean build'
+             }
+           }
+    }
+}
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