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 to display the command-line usage message.
 
+It is also possible to use JHOVE with the openJDK, e. g. jdk-13. It might be necessary to set the java path in the Environment variables, for which one usually needs administration rights for the windows machine. 
+
 ### Mac OS
 *Currently only tested on OS X Mavericks.*