Java Archives in Java 1.2
Figure: Java Archive Commands
Continued from Bye-Bye, <applet>, Hello, <object>
These common Java archive file commands are used with JAR to create, view, extract, and run Java archives.
Java Archive Commands
| Operation |
Command |
| Creating a JAR file |
jar cf jar-file input-file(s) |
| Viewing the contents of a JAR file |
jar tf jar-file |
| Extracting the contents of a JAR file |
jar xf jar-file |
| Running an application packages as a JAR file. (with version 1.1) |
jar xf jar-file archived-file(s) |
| Running an application packages as a JAR file. (with version 1.2; requires a Main-Class manifest header) |
jre -cp app.jar MainClass |
| Invoking an applet packaged as a JAR file |
<applet code=AppletClassName.class archive="JarFileName.jar" width=width height=height></applet> |
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