diff --git a/foobar.properties b/foobar.properties
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+++ b/foobar.properties
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+foo.bar = hambones
+ham.bones = foobar
diff --git a/src/ShowProps.java b/src/ShowProps.java
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+++ b/src/ShowProps.java
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+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+
+public class ShowProps {
+    public static String USAGE = "Usage: ShowProps <properties-file>";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) 
+    {
+        try {
+
+            if (args.length >= 1) {
+                FileInputStream instream = new FileInputStream(args[0]);
+                Properties props = new Properties();
+                props.load(instream);
+                instream.close();
+                props.list(System.out);
+
+            } else {
+                System.out.println(USAGE);
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.out.println("OMG FAIL");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    
+    }
+
+}