diff --git a/do_benchmarks.bash b/do_benchmarks.bash
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/do_benchmarks.bash
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+set -x
+shopt -s expand_aliases
+
+rm -f fifo;
+mkfifo fifo
+
+alias run_java="java -cp runtime/target/scala-2.11/classes:benchmark/target/scala-2.11/classes"
+
+ITERS=100000
+
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales object b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales bytes b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales bytes b packed $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales client b none $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales server b none $ITERS > fifo
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales client b packed $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CarSales server b packed $ITERS > fifo
+
+
+ITERS=10000
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank object b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank bytes b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank bytes b packed $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank client b none $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank server b none $ITERS > fifo
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank client b packed $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.CatRank server b packed $ITERS > fifo
+
+
+ITERS=2000000
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval object b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval bytes b none $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval bytes b packed $ITERS
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval client b none $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval server b none $ITERS > fifo
+time run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval client b packed $ITERS < fifo | run_java org.capnproto.benchmark.Eval server b packed $ITERS > fifo
+