Java Tools Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v6.23, by Herong Yang
jar - The JAR File Tool
This chapter provides notes and tutorials on JAR file tool, 'jar'. Topics include Java Archive (JAR) file forma, 'jar' command options, creating JAR files, managing JAR files with WinZIP, using manifest file, creating executable JAR files.
JAR - Java Archive File Format
jar - JAR File Tool Command and Options
"jar --create" - Creating New JAR File
"jar --list" - Listing Files in JAR File
"jar --extract" - Extracting Files from JAR File
Managing JAR Files with WinZIP
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF - JAR Manifest File
Adding META-INF/MANIFEST.MF to JAR Files
"jar -C" - Changing Input Directory
Using JAR Files in Java Class Paths
"jar --update" - Updating Class Files in JAR
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Table of Contents
javac - The Java Program Compiler
java - The Java Program Launcher
jpackage - Binary Package Builder
javadoc - The Java Document Generator
jdeps - The Java Class Dependency Analyzer
jdeprscan - The Java Deprecated API Scanner
jcmd - The JVM Diagnostic Tool
jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console
jstat - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool
jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger
jvisualvm (Java VisualVM) - JVM Visual Tool
javap - The Java Class File Disassembler
keytool - Public Key Certificate Tool
jrunscript - Script Code Shell
native2ascii - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter