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@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ This task is included in the checkstyle distribution.</p>
     <td valign="top">File to run checkstyle on.</td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">One of either <i>file</i> or at least one nested <i>fileset</i> element</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">properties</td> 
+    <td valign="top">Specifies a properties file that contains the configuration options. This is useful for sharing configurations across ant build files. The property names to use are the same as on the  <a href="cmdline.html">command line</a>.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">lcurlyType</td> 
     <td valign="top">Specifies the policy of where to put the left brace <span class=code>'{'</span> for type declarations. The legal values are defined <a href="engine.html#lcurlyopt">here</a>. Defaults to <span class="default">&quot;eol&quot;</span>.</td>