Java Tutorial/Language/Jar

Common JAR file operations

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Operation Command To create a JAR file jar cf jar-file input-file(s) To view the contents of a JAR file jar tf jar-file To extract the contents of a JAR file jar xf jar-file To extract specific files from a JAR file jar xf jar-file archived-file(s)</source>

Sign jar with the certificate named alias in the keystore

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jarsigner -keystore .keystore -storepass password myjar.jar alias</source>

To invoke an applet packaged as a JAR file

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<applet code=AppletClassName.class

       archive="JarFileName.jar"
       width=width height=height>

</applet></source>

To run an application packaged as a JAR file (requires the Main-class manifest header)

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java -jar app.jar</source>