# How can I read startScript template from dependency jar's resources?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-can-i-read-startscript-template-from-dependency-jars-resources/13891>\
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**Tags:** plugins\
**Created:** [January 19, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-can-i-read-startscript-template-from-dependency-jars-resources/13891 "2016-01-19T06:40:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-can-i-read-startscript-template-from-dependency-jars-resources/13891/1 "2016-01-19T06:40:49Z")

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project a resources has “customUnixStartScript.txt”

project b dependencies has a

```
 dependencies {
    compile(a)
 }

```

project c dependencies has b

```
dependencies {
   compile(b)
}
startScripts {
  InputStream script = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("customUnixStartScript.txt")
  //script always null
  unixStartScriptGenerator.template = resources.text.fromString(script.text)
}
```