diff --git a/core-java-9/compile-modules.sh b/core-java-9/compile-modules.sh
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diff --git a/core-java-9/compile-simple-modules.sh b/core-java-9/compile-simple-modules.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+javac -d outDir --module-source-path src/simple-modules $(find src/simple-modules -name "*.java")
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diff --git a/core-java-9/run-simple-module-app.sh b/core-java-9/run-simple-module-app.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+java --module-path outDir -m main.app/com.baeldung.modules.main.MainApp
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diff --git a/core-java-9/run-student-client.sh b/core-java-9/run-student-client.sh
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diff --git a/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/com/baeldung/modules/hello/HelloInterface.java b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/com/baeldung/modules/hello/HelloInterface.java
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+++ b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/com/baeldung/modules/hello/HelloInterface.java
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+package com.baeldung.modules.hello;
+
+public interface HelloInterface {
+    public void sayHello();
+}
diff --git a/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/com/baeldung/modules/hello/HelloModules.java b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/com/baeldung/modules/hello/HelloModules.java
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+package com.baeldung.modules.hello;
+
+public class HelloModules implements HelloInterface {
+    public static void doSomething() {
+        System.out.println("Hello, Modules!");
+    }
+
+    public void sayHello() {
+        System.out.println("Hello!");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/module-info.java b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/hello.modules/module-info.java
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+module hello.modules {
+    exports com.baeldung.modules.hello;
+    provides com.baeldung.modules.hello.HelloInterface with com.baeldung.modules.hello.HelloModules;
+}
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diff --git a/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/main.app/com/baeldung/modules/main/MainApp.java b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/main.app/com/baeldung/modules/main/MainApp.java
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+++ b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/main.app/com/baeldung/modules/main/MainApp.java
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+package com.baeldung.modules.main;
+
+import com.baeldung.modules.hello.HelloModules;
+
+public class MainApp {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        HelloModules.doSomething();
+
+        HelloModules module = new HelloModules();
+        module.sayHello();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/main.app/module-info.java b/core-java-9/src/simple-modules/main.app/module-info.java
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+module main.app {
+    requires hello.modules;
+    uses com.baeldung.modules.hello.HelloInterface;
+}
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