A Variation of Scalar Field Action: Polchinski's AdS/CFT Review

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I am reading Polchinski's review on AdS/CFT https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.6134.
I have a very simple question, and please help me out. Thanks in advanced.

The question abou formula (3.19)
The scalar effective bulk action is given by
$$ S_0=\frac{\eta}{2}\epsilon^{1-D}\int d^Dx \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \phi_{\rm cl}$$
The variation of ##S_0## is given by
$$ \delta S_0={\eta}\epsilon^{1-D}\int d^Dx \delta \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \phi_{\rm cl}$$

My question is why the two terms from Leibnitz are equal?
The variation of ##S_0## is given by
$$\int d^Dx \delta \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \phi_{\rm cl}=\int d^Dx \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \delta \phi_{\rm cl}$$
 
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Which two terms are equal? Are you talking about the equality at the bottom of your post?
 
stevendaryl said:
Which two terms are equal? Are you talking about the equality at the bottom of your post?
yes, sorry for my expression.
$$ \delta S_0=\frac{\eta}{2}\epsilon^{1-D}\int d^Dx \delta \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \phi_{\rm cl}+\frac{\eta}{2}\epsilon^{1-D}\int d^Dx \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \delta \phi_{\rm cl} ={\eta}\epsilon^{1-D}\int d^Dx \delta \phi_{\rm cl} \partial_\epsilon \phi_{\rm cl}$$
why does the 2nd equality hold?
 
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