A jar file is basically a zip file containing .class files and potentially other resources (and metadata about the jar itself). It's hard to compare C to Java really, as Java byte code maintains a lot …

Jul 8, 2014 · I have a Java project and need to create a jar file for it. What is the simplest way to do this?

How do I add local JAR files (not yet part of the Maven repository) directly in my project's library sources?

Apr 29, 2011 · Because finding version number associated with a given jar is like one to one function. Only one version number for one jar file. But finding which version of jar was used at …

Mar 21, 2015 · The jar command in command line is used in order to create a JAR file. For example: jar cf jar-file input-file(s) See more at: Oracle docs If you want to run the existed JAR …

Feb 24, 2011 · Is there a way to extract the source code from an executable .jar file (Java ME)?

23 You want $ jar cvf asd.jar . to specify the directory (e.g. .) to jar from. That will maintain your folder structure within the jar file.

Does anyone know of a free decompiler that can decompile an entire Jar file instead of a single class? I have a problem with sub classes like name$1.class name$2.class name.class

I'm trying to define a property in our super pom which will be used by all child projects as the destination of the generated artifact. For this I was thinking about using project/build/finalName ...

Jan 20, 2009 · I read the Java tutorials on Sun for JAR files, but I still can't find a solution for my problem. I need to use a class from a jar file called jtwitter.jar, I downloaded the file, and tried …