include::sample[dir="snippets/files/archivesWithJavaPlugin/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=create-uber-jar-example]"]
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In this case, we're taking the runtime dependencies of the project — `configurations.runtimeClasspath.files` — and wrapping each of the JAR files with the `zipTree()` method.
The result is a collection of ZIP file trees, the contents of which are copied into the uber JAR alongside the application classes.

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