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title: Specify default properties files
description: The server provides a default properties file, tools.properties, that applies to all command-line utilities used in client requests.
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# Specify default properties files

The server provides a default properties file, `tools.properties`, that applies to all command-line utilities used in client requests.

To use a file with a different filename in the default `tools.properties` location, specify the path using the `--propertiesFilePath` option.