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jar — Java applications/libraries packager. More information: <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/dep

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Problem

How to use the jar command: Java applications/libraries packager. More information: <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/basicsindex.html>.

Solution

jar — Java applications/libraries packager. More information: <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/basicsindex.html>.

Recursively archive all files in the current directory into a .jar file:

jar cf {{file.jar}} *

Unzip .jar/.war file to the current directory:

jar -xvf {{file.jar}}

List a .jar/.war file content:

jar tf {{path/to/file.jar}}

List a .jar/.war file content with verbose output:

jar tvf {{path/to/file.jar}}

Code Snippets

Recursively archive all files in the current directory into a `.jar` file

jar cf {{file.jar}} *

Unzip `.jar`/`.war` file to the current directory

jar -xvf {{file.jar}}

List a `.jar`/`.war` file content

jar tf {{path/to/file.jar}}

List a `.jar`/`.war` file content with verbose output

jar tvf {{path/to/file.jar}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/jar

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