change directory structure to follow gradle standard layout
ignore vim swap files
ignore .gradle directory
added gradle build file, that is capable of building the code and running the tests
build hadoop compliant jar
gradle can now build a usable tarball, which is ready for distribution
fix typo in documentation of parameters: defaut -> default
ported markdown creation to gradle
use read -r to make sure we do not lose backslash characters while logging output
added test for logging with backslashes in strings
recreate COMMANDS.md with typos fixed
write the markdown output to COMMANDS.md
added settings.gradle file, which sets the correct proeject name
added S3 upload of distribution tarball
set version to 2.2
added jar, latest.txt and latest-jar.txt to distribution folder for S3 upload
clean up dependencies, make asssembleDistribution depend on jar and clean up latest URLS
implemented providedCompile so that multitool distributions no longer contain the hadoop and slf4j jars
removed build.xml and ivy.xml
move shell wrapper tests to src/test/shell