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        <h1>Documentation</h1>
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            <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-hamburger"></i> Navigation
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              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/bazel-overview.html">Bazel Overview</a></li>

              <li>
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                  Installing <span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/install.html">Installing Bazel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/install-ubuntu.html">Installing Bazel on Ubuntu</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/install-redhat.html">Installing Bazel on Fedora and CentOS</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/install-os-x.html">Installing Bazel on macOS (OS X)</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/install-windows.html">Installing Bazel on Windows</a></li>
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              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a></li>

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                  Tutorial <span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/tutorial/java.html">Build a Java Project</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/tutorial/cpp.html">Build a C++ Project</a></li>
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                  C++<span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/bazel-and-cpp.html">C++ and Bazel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/cpp-use-cases.html">Common C++ Use Cases</a></li>
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                  Java<span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/bazel-and-java.html">Java and Bazel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/migrate-maven.html">Migrating from Maven to Bazel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/generate-workspace.html">Generate External Dependencies from Maven</a></li>
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                  Android<span class="caret"></span>
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                <ul class="collapse sidebar-nav sidebar-submenu" id="android-menu">
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/bazel-and-android.html">Android and Bazel</a></li>
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                  Apple<span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/bazel-and-apple.html">Apple apps and Bazel</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/migrate-xcode.html">Migrating from Xcode to Bazel</a></li>
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              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/test-encyclopedia.html">Writing Tests</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/query.html">Query Language</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/query-how-to.html">Query How-To</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/external.html">External Dependencies</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/command-line-reference.html">Command-line Reference</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/output_directories.html">Output Directories</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/windows.html">Bazel on Windows</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/best-practices.html">Best Practices</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/build-event-protocol.html">Build Event Protocol</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/platforms.html">Platforms</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/toolchains.html">Toolchains</a></li>
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            <h3>Extensions</h3>
            <ul class="sidebar-nav">
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/concepts.html">Overview</a></li>

              <li>
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                  Tutorials <span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/tutorial-creating-a-macro.html">Creating a macro</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/cookbook.html">Examples</a></li>
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              <li>
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                    href="#extensions-concepts" aria-expanded="false"
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                  Concepts <span class="caret"></span>
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                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/rules.html">Rules</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/depsets.html">Depsets</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/aspects.html">Aspects</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/repository_rules.html">Repository rules</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/rule-challenges.html">Challenges of writing rules</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/backward-compatibility.html">Backward compatibility</a></li>
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              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/deploying.html">Packaging rules</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://skydoc.bazel.build" target="_blank">Documenting rules</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/performance.html">Performance</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/build-style.html">Style guide for BUILD files</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/bzl-style.html">Style guide for bzl files</a></li>

              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/lib/skylark-overview.html">Reference</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/skylark/language.html">Language</a></li>
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            <h3>Experimental</h3>
            <ul class="sidebar-nav">
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/experimental.html">About experimental features</a></li>
              <li><a href="/versions/{{ site.version }}/migrate-cocoapods.html">Converting CocoaPods dependencies</a></li>
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