For archival purposes.
Operation | Command |
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To create a JAR file | jar cf <em>jar-file input-file(s)</em> |
To view the contents of a JAR file | jar tf <em>jar-file</em> |
To extract the contents of a JAR file | jar xf <em>jar-file</em> |
To extract specific files from a JAR file | jar xf <em>jar-file archived-file(s)</em> |
To run an application packaged as a JAR file (version 1.1) |
jre -cp <em>app.jar MainClass</em> |
To run an application packaged as a JAR file (version 1.2 — requires Main-Class manifest header) |
java -jar <em>app.jar</em> |
To invoke an applet packaged as a JAR file | <applet code=<em>AppletClassName.class</em> archive="<em>JarFileName.jar</em>" width=<em>width</em> height=<em>height</em>> </applet> |