diff --git a/project/scripts/multi-node-log-replace b/project/scripts/multi-node-log-replace
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Utility to make log files from multi-node tests easier to analyze.
+# Replaces jvm names and host:port with corresponding logical role name.
+#
+
+
+# check for an sbt command
+type -P sbt &> /dev/null || fail "sbt command not found"
+
+sbt "project akka-remote-tests" "test:run-main akka.remote.testkit.LogRoleReplace $1 $2"
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diff --git a/scripts/multi-node-log-replace.sh b/scripts/multi-node-log-replace.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Utility to make log files from multi-node tests easier to analyze.
+# Replaces jvm names and host:port with corresponding logical role name.
+#
+# Use with 0, 1 or 2 arguments.
+#
+# When using 0 arguments it reads from standard input
+# and writes to standard output.
+#
+# With 1 argument it reads from the file specified in the first argument
+# and writes to standard output.
+#
+# With 2 arguments it reads the file specified in the first argument
+# and writes to the file specified in the second argument.
+#
+# You can also replace the contents of the clipboard instead of using files
+# by supplying `clipboard` as argument
+#
+
+
+# check for an sbt command
+type -P sbt &> /dev/null || fail "sbt command not found"
+
+sbt "project akka-remote-tests" "test:run-main akka.remote.testkit.LogRoleReplace $1 $2"
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