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[[about_manual]]
= The User Manual

Explore our guides and examples to use Gradle.

[[releases]]
== Releases

Information on Gradle releases and how to install Gradle is found on the <<installation.adoc#installation,Installation page>>.

[[content]]
== Content

The Gradle User Manual is broken down into the following sections:

<<getting_started_eng.adoc#introduction,Running Gradle Builds>> :: Learn Gradle basics and how to use Gradle to build your project.
<<build_lifecycle.adoc#build_lifecycle,Authoring Gradle Builds>> :: Develop tasks and plugins to customize your build.
<<building_java_projects.adoc#building_java_projects,Authoring JVM Builds>> :: Use Gradle with your Java project.
<<dependency_management_terminology.adoc#dependency_management_terminology,Working with Dependencies>> :: Add dependencies to your build.
<<performance.adoc#performance_gradle,Optimizing Builds>> :: Use caches to optimize your build and understand the Gradle daemon, incremental builds and file system watching.

[[reference]]
== Reference

. Gradle's API link:{javadocPath}/index.html[Javadocs^]
. Gradle's link:{groovyDslPath}/index.html[Groovy DSL^]
. Gradle's link:{kotlinDslPath}/index.html[Kotlin DSL^]
. Gradle's <<plugin_reference#plugin_reference,Core Plugins>>
