Creating jar file in java

[kuldeeprsks]

Creating a jar File in Command Prompt

Start Command Prompt.
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Navigate to the folder that holds your class files:
C:\>cd \mywork

Set path to include JDK’s bin. For example:
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If path & Classpath is set as environment variable then:
C:\mywork> javac

If not then for active session:
C:\mywork> set path ="c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1 .5.0_09\bin"

Compile your class(es):
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C:\mywork> javac *.java
If File is packaged then:
c:\mywork> javac ./package/*.java

Create a manifest file:
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Main-Class is the class which conatins void main method()
C:\mywork> echo Main-Class: ClassName>manif est.txt
If File contains package then
C:\mywork> echo Main-Class: Package.Classna me>manifest.txt

WARNING: Manifest file should must not contain any space after Classname
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Create a jar file:
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Jar Option:

Create jar file
jar c[v0M]f jarfile [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar c[v0]mf manifest jarfile [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar c[v0M] [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar c[v0]m manifest [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]

Update jar file
jar u[v0M]f jarfile [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar u[v0]mf manifest jarfile [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar u[v0M] [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]
jar u[v0]m manifest [-C dir] inputfiles [-Joption]

Extract jar file
jar x[v]f jarfile [inputfiles] [-Joption]
jar x[v] [inputfiles] [-Joption]

List table of contents of jar file
jar t[v]f jarfile [inputfiles] [-Joption]
jar t[v] [inputfiles] [-Joption]

Add index to jar file
jar i jarfile [-Joption]

C:\mywork> jar cvfm JarFile.jar manifest.txt *.class

for Package classfile:
C:\mywork> jar cvfm JarFile.jar manifest.txt ./Package/*.class

for Including other files in Jar
C:\mywork> jar cvfm JarFile.jar manifest.txt ./Package/*.class ./Package/*.xml ./Package/*.jpeg
or
C:\mywork> jar cvfm JarFile.jar manifest.txt ./Package/*.class ./Package/ABC.xml ./Package/config.Properti es

Info: Include all the required files also in jar creation option.
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now if UR Jar file is created then run
C:\mywork>java -jar JarFile.jar {Arguments if any}


Also Refer http://download.oracle .com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/jar.html

By Kuldeep Sharma @ 19th December 2011.