Using jar files

  Common JAR file operations

Common JAR file operations

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)
To run an application packaged as a JAR file (requires the Main-class manifest header)	java -jar app.jar
To invoke an applet packaged as a JAR file	<applet code=AppletClassName.class archive="JarFileName.jar" width=width height=height> </applet>