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 $("#tree").jstree({ /* config object goes here */ });
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-Each key in the config object corresponds to a plugin, and the value of that key is the configuration for that plugin. There are also two special keys `"core"` and `"plugins"` - `"core"` stores the core configuration options, and `"plugins"` is an array of plugin names (strings) you want active on the instance (and there is no need to specify `"core"`). 
+Each key in the config object corresponds to a plugin, and the value of that key is the configuration for that plugin. There are also two special keys `"core"` and `"plugins"`:
+ * `"core"` stores the core configuration options
+ * `"plugins"` is an array of plugin names (strings) you want active on the instance 
 
 When configuring you only need to set values that you want to be different from the defaults.