Java applications/libraries packager | Jar commands cheat-sheet

jar is Java applications/libraries packager.

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

More information: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/basicsindex.html .

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